Lockdown, Day 26: Litmus test is almost here Some parts of the country are getting ready for a resumption of select economic activities from tomorrow, even as a majority of districts will remain under total lockdown given the density of red zones. In some heartening news from the past 24 hours, all of Goa's Covid-19 patients have recovered and the state has not reported any new cases of the virus. Below are the other major developments during the day.
COUNT SO FAR:  | One death in Haryana, total cases now at 246. | | One death in Rajasthan; 80 new cases take tally to 1,431. | | 228 new cases in Gujarat, total count rises to 1,604. | | 186 new cases in Delhi, all asymptomatic; case total now 1,893. | | 60 new cases in Maharashtra, total cases over 3,600. | | 45 new cases in Uttar Pradesh. | | 44 new cases in Andhra Pradesh, state's total now 647. | | Four new cases in Mysore, Karnataka's case tally rises to 388. | | One new case in Bihar, total now 87. | | One new case in Jharkhand, tally up to 34. | | No new cases in 54 districts in last 14 days. | | World | | India | | | Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll | | 23,29,539 | 1,60,717 | 16,116 | 519 | LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN: | Stranded labourers to be allowed intra-state movement under lockdown. | | Haridwar, Nainital declared red zones. | | Delhi not relaxing lockdown on April 20. | | Insurace companies directed to clear COVID-19 requests in two hours. | | No discussion on restrarting travel, government will decide: Javadekar. | | I-T department revises returns forms to acconut for extended deadlines. | BUSINESS: | FPIs pull out Rs 12,650 crore from India in April. | | Delivery of non-essentials via e-commerce platforms prohibited till May 3. | | GoAir employees on leave without pay till May 3. | | Maharashtra to restart economic activity in green zones on April 20. | | Punjab to restart sand mining on April 20. | AROUND THE WORLD: | Europe death toll tops 1,00,000. | | Trump warns China of consequences if found responsible for virus. | | Australia wants independent probe into WHO's virus response. | | Spain extends lockdown to May 9, as deaths cross 20,000. | | China reports 16 new cases. | | Wuhan declared a low-risk zone. | | Germany's cases go up by 2,458, total now 1,39,897. | | Russia records 6,060 case jump, total cases up to 42,853. | DEBATE THIS: | Has India shortchanged the informal sector in its Covid-19 response? | Debate here. | |
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