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    Lockdown, Day 27: Infy baffled, Manipur clean

    CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

    20 Apr, 2020 | 06:23 PM IST


    Lockdown, Day 27: Infy baffled, Manipur clean

    Despite 36 deaths being reported in the last 24 hours, the government had some positive data to share — the rate of doubling of cases has dropped to 7.5 days from the pre-lockdown level of 3.4 days.

    Another good news since our last update - Manipur is now the second state after Goa to rid itself of the virus, at least for now.

    On the business front, Infosys reported a 6% rise in profit (YoY)- to Rs 4,321 crore. The IT major also suspended guidance on revenues and margins for FY21.

    Below are the other big news of the day



    COUNT SO FAR
      J-K confirms 4 new cases, total count 354
      110 new cases in Delhi, tally rises to 2003
      Agra tally reaches 255
      283 new cases in Maharashtra, total count now 4,483
      Nine-day-old infant tests positive in Bhopal
      Total number cases in Odisha stands at 68
      5 new cases in K'taka, state tally reaches 395
      57 new cases in Rajasthan, state tally now 1,535
      Death toll in Indore rises to 52, cases reach 897
      Four more die in Gujarat; state toll rises to 67
    World India
    Tally Toll Tally Toll
    24,06,745 1,65,257 17,656
    559

    BUSINESS & ECONOMY
      Fitch Solution cuts India's FY21 GDP growth forecast to 1.8%
      Re settles 14 paise lower at 76.53 vs dollar
      Fuel supply by Coal India to power sector rises 6% to 43 MT in Feb
      US crude falls below $15 a barrel
      Business optimism for April-June falls to record low
      Infosys suspends hiring, promotions & salary increments
      Samsung to extend suspension of factories through May 3
      AirAsia cuts staff salaries by up to 20% for April
      Tata Motors' March qtr global wholesales down 35%
      Goa's state debt zooms to over Rs 20,000 cr
      Government may take up PF for companies with 100+ staff

    WORLD UPDATE
      US records 1,997 deaths in 24 hours; total deaths top 40,000
      China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases
      Cases in Germany now 141,672 (+1,775), toll 4,404(+110)
      France reports another 395 deaths; total toll 19,718
      Mexico registers 8,261 confirmed cases, 686 deaths

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