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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
LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN 2.0
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
WORLD VIEW
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 |
