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    Wednesday, April 15, 2020

    Lockdown, Day 22: India's new rulebook is out

    CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

    15 Apr, 2020 | 05:22 PM IST


    Lockdown, Day 22: India's new rulebook is out

    Government today released the new lockdown rulebook — stipulating who all will or will not be allowed to resume work during the extended phase. Meanwhile, the spectre of a mass exodus of migrant labourers looms large over the economy.

    As of now, India's infection curve has shown no signs of flattening out. 1,076 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases to 11,933, with 392 dead.

    Here are all the latest developments...



    COUNT SO FAR
      Indore cases rise to 544
      5 new positive cases reported in Dharavi
      117 fresh cases in Maharashtra; Count up to 2801
      Gujarat reports 52 more cases; Total case count 695
      West Bengal reports 12 new cases; Total case count rises to 132
      Rajasthan case count hits 1046
      70 new cases reported in Uttar Pradesh
      Karnataka reports 17 new cases
      Cases rise to 190 in Haryana
      Cases cross 500-mark in Andhra Pradesh
      Meghalaya reports first COVID-19 death
    World India
    Tally Toll Tally Toll
    2,008,977 130,727 11,933 392

    LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN 2.0
      GMAT to be conducted online from Apr 20
      55 areas have been identified as containment zones in Delhi
      Courts subordinate to Delhi HC will remain suspended till 3rd May
      Railways to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for Apr 15-May 3
      Home quarantine of mild cases may be on the cards

    ECONOMY & BUSINESS
      Sensex ends 310 pts lower; Nifty at 8,925
      WPI rises just 1% in March reflecting slowing demand
      Wipro Q4 net profit down nearly 6%; revenue up by 4.6% YoY
      RBI announces fourth targeted long term repo operation
      India's annual fuel demand to fall 5.6% in 2020: IEA
      Construction contracts plunge 43% in FY20
      Govt extends oil block bid deadline to June 10
      WTI crude falls to $19.20, lowest since 2002
      Rupee slips 17 paise to an all-time low of 76.44 (provisional) against USD
      Vistara senior staff to go on leave without pay for up to 3 days in April

    WORLD VIEW
      Trump orders funding halt to WHO
      Virus sends Germany into recession, to last until mid-year
      French anti-crisis package to cost 110 billion euros
      International Energy Agency sees record fall in oil demand in 2020
      Mainland China reports 46 new cases vs 89 the day before
      Chinese economy contracts for first time in decades
      Tour de France rescheduled
      Pakistan's tally nears 6,000
      Spain's daily virus toll falls again with 523 dead



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