Lockdown, Day 20: All eyes on Modi now

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES 13 Apr, 2020 | 06:04 PM IST SENSEX 30,690 -469.60 NIFTY 50 8,994 -118.05 Gold 46,270 +976.00 USD/INR 76.26 -0.01

Lockdown, Day 20: All eyes on Modi now With India caught between rising Covid cases and a choking economy, no conclusion for tomorrow — the day the 21-day lockdown is supposed to end — looks foregone. Nothing appears an open-and-shut case at this point — neither extending the lockdown nor lifting it. We'll only know at 10 am tomorrow when Modi addresses the nation. In the meantime, confirmed cases in the country crossed 9,000 today, and more than 300 are now dead. Here are the other latest developments in the past 24 hours... COUNT SO FAR 531 cases in Telangana Tamil Nadu case count reaches 1,075 432 total cases & 7 deaths in Andhra Pradesh 4 new cases and 1 death reported in Dharavi Number of cases rises to 134 in Agra 2 new cases in Jharkhand 15 more cases in Karnataka; Total number now 247 1 new case in Assam, tally rises to 30 11 fresh cases in Rajasthan 22 new cases in Gujarat; total count now 538 22 new cases & 1 casualty in Indore Two more deaths in Gujarat; State toll rises to 26 World India Tally Toll Tally Toll 1,859,011 114,979 9,352 324 HEALTH & LIFE Free testing to be done by private labs only for Ayushman Bharat card holders Visas of foreigners stranded in India extended till Apr 30 Testing: 14 'centres of excellence' to mentor medical colleges Ministries begin operations Lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till April 30 Maharashtra officially extends the lockdown till April 30 Masks now mandatory in Ahmedabad, hefty fines for violators Inmates in Telangana prisons produce masks, sanitisers Odd-even rules to be implemented in wholesale markets in Delhi BUSINESS AND ECONOMY Sensex ends 470-point lower, Nifty below 9,000 Retail inflation eases to 5.91 per cent in March India's fuel demand slides 17.8% in March ONGC gas output drops 15 percent Domestic passenger vehicle sales plunge 51% in March Lockdown hits income of 85% of NCR households Bandhan Bank FY20 deposits rise 32% Yes Bank extends bancassurance tie-up with Max Life EPF may yield much less than proposed 8.5% Virus hit Oyo puts Son's $2 bn guarantee at risk WORLD VIEW Worldwide cases at 1.8 million, death toll crosses 113,000 IMF to consider USD 1.4 bn loan to Pak 59 Indians among 233 new cases in Singapore OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10M barrel cut US records 1,514 deaths in the past 24 hours Kia Motors wants to suspend 3 S.Korean factories as virus hits exports 442 new cases in Mexico, 23 new deaths China's reports 108 new cases, death toll reaches 3,341

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Lockdown, Day 19: India tally crosses 8000

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES 12 Apr, 2020 | 05:53 PM IST SENSEX 31,160 +1265.66 NIFTY 50 9,112 +363.15 Gold 45,303 +362.00 USD/INR 76.29 -0.07

Lockdown, Day 19: India tally crosses 8000 On the 19th day of the nationwide lockdown, India's official tally showed a jump of over 900 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total count to 8,447 with 273 deaths. Meanwhile, the pandemic appeared to be worsening around the globe, with Spain's three-day streak of falling deaths broken, and US surpassing Italy in Covid-19 casualties. The Spanish spurt pushed Europe's death toll beyond 75,000. Here are all the latest developments: COUNT SO FAR: Two deaths in Indore; Madhya Pradesh death toll now 32. One death, 25 new cases in Gujarat; state tally rises to 493. One death in Tamil Nadu; 11 deaths in total, with 969 cases. 134 new cases in Maharashtra; state tally rises to 1,895. 96 new cases in Rajasthan; state total now at 796. 20 more test positive in Uttar Pradesh, taking the tally to 479. 14 new cases in Haryana, state count now 179. 11 fresh cases in Karnataka; 226 in total. Seven new cases in Chhattisgarh, total up to 25. Four new cases in Odisha, tally rises to 54. Three new cases in Bhopal. World India Tally Toll Tally Toll 16,84,833 1,02,136 8,447 273 LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN: Delhi declares 33 containment zones and begins aggresive testing in zones. Karnataka State RTC cancels bookings, starts processing refunds. Union Ministers lobby for partial resumption of industry, road projects. Rs 5000 fine/3-year jail for not wearing masks in Ahmedabad. Lawyers ask CJI to take suo moto cognizance of increased child abuse during lockdown. AROUND THE WORLD: 1,920 deaths in America, total now 20,506, higher than Italy. Russia reports 2,186 cases in 24 hours. 714 cases in Japan, highest spike, yet. 399 cases in Indonesia, country's biggest daily increase. 254 new cases in Pakistan, total deaths now 86. China's imported cases double to 99. Three Indians test positive in Nepal. Saudi Arabia extends lockdown indefinitely 400 Australians evacuated from India.

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