New week unravels a new virus hotspot Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital has been declared a containment zone after several staff tested positive. Wockhardt's Chairman said the infection spread from the non-Covid section of the hospital. Meanwhile, on lifting the lockdown, ICMR said that it would depend on the doubling rate of infections this week and also identification of new hotspots. India is not yet in the community transmission stage, it said, even as 693 new cases were reported on Sunday alone. Track all the other updates of the day here...
INDIA'S CASE COUNT  | 33 more cases in Maharashtra; state tally jumps to 781 | | Total cases rise to 135 in Indore | | Bhopal's count touches 50 as 9 more test positive | | 16 new cases in Gujarat, state total now 144 | | 62-yr-old dies in Vadodara; Gujarat toll now 12 | | Telangana reported 62 new cases on Sunday, taking total to 334 | | 16 more people test positive in Lucknow | | 8 more people test positive in Rajasthan, state count now 274 | | 9 with Tablighi links test positive in Haryana's Palwal, state total up to 85 | | Third death in Uttar Pradesh, curfew in parts of Varanasi | | 14 new cases, 2 deaths in Andhra Pradesh, total number in the state to 266 | | 12 more cases in Karnataka; Total in the state now 163 | | 16 fresh cases reported in UP, total nears 300-mark | | 60-year-old who tested positive dies in Rajasthan | | 14-month-old boy with no travel history tests positive in Gujarat's Jamnagar | | World | India | Global Death Toll | | 1,276,302 | 4067 | 69,527
| LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN | Cabinet approves suspension of MPLAD Fund of MPs for two years | | Ordinance will be brought for 30% cut in pay of ministers, MPs for year 2021 | | Google Maps to show locations of COVID-19 food and night shelters | | Noida schools can't force parents to pay fees during lockdown | | UGC directs universities to set up mental health helplines for students | | Delhi's air continues to improve | | Airtel Payments Bank ties up with Bharti AXA General Insurance for Covid-19 health insurance plans | | Entrance exams including those for JNU, UGC NET, PhD, NEET, TTE postponed | | Assam govt may start permit system for people entering the state after lockdown | | GoAir resumes domestic bookings from 15th April, and international from 1st May | HEALTH CHECK | Orders placed for 5 lakh rapid antibody testing kits | | Northern Railways' PPE samples clear DRDO test | | King George's Medical University doubles testing capacity | | Liquor maker Bacardi to would produce 70,000 liters of hand sanitizer | | Covid-19 hospital in Odisha inaugurated; to be funded by Coal India arm | ECONOMIC OUTLOOK | US announces $2.9 million support to India | | Lockdown hits India's March services sector | | March gold imports hit 6-1/2-year low on record price | | PepsiCo commits 25,000 testing kits, over 5 million meals to India | AROUND THE WORLD | Pope marks Holy Week alone for 1st time in history | | British PM Boris Johnson hospitalised | | China sees rise in asymptomatic cases | | Tiger at NYC's Bronx Zoo tests positive | | US virus deaths top 1,200 in last 24 hours | | Boeing extends factory shutdown in Washington state | | S.Korea reports fewer than 50 new cases for first time since Feb. 29 peak | | Japan to declare state of emergency as cases surge | | Pak's coronavirus cases reach 3,277 | | Germany reports fourth straight drop in daily rate of new infections | | Mexico registers 2,143 cases, 94 deaths | | |
