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.
• Insurance companies directed to clear COVID-19 requests in two hours.
• No discussion on restarting travel, government will decide: Javadekar.
• I-T department revises returns forms to account 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.

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