Lockdown, Day 61: New normal, new norms

As India gears up to resume domestic flights from tomorrow, after a two-month lockdown, three states - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal - seem to be in disagreement with the Centre's flight plan.

In other bad news, you may have to change your shopping habits as 'first buy, then try' seems to be coming into vogue as shopkeepers begin to prize sanitation over customer satisfaction.

Here are the other update from the day...



COUNT SO FAR

• Delhi reports 508 fresh cases
• Andhra Pradesh tally rises to 2,780
• 52 new cases, one death in Rajasthan
• 11 new cases in Goa, state tally rises to 66
• 87 new cops test positive in Maharashtra
• Thane tally up by 309 to 5,387, death toll 134
• Indore cases cross 3000-mark, death toll at 114
• 3 employees at Hyundai's Chennai plant test positive
• 67 fresh COVID-19 cases in Odisha, count rises to 1,336

World		India
Tally	Toll	Tally	Toll
53,11,089	3,42,104	1,31,868	3,867

LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN

• Shopping complexes in Lucknow to open from Tuesday
• UP govt allows sale of high-end liquor brands in malls
• 14-day quarantine compulsory for the returnees in Odisha
• Flight carrying 93 Indians stranded in UK arrives in Indore
• Karnataka to go under complete lockdown till Monday morning
• Delhi govt to hire 200 taxis to strengthen its ambulance services

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

• FPIs invest Rs 9k cr in May so far
• NAREDCO offers jobs to migrant workers in UP
• Wholesale veggie prices crash during lockdown
• AirAsia India opens bookings for 21 destinations
• India's crude steel output declines 65 pc in April
• Job searches for remote work surge in February-May
• India may register recession in Q3, Dun & Bradstreet
• Investment via P-notes up at Rs 57,100 cr till April
• Industrial estates in Chennai allowed to resume work
• Major automakers see demand for personal vehicles going up
• Sri Lanka seeks $1.1 billion currency swap facility from India
• Parle wants more workforce for factories in green, amber zones

GLOBAL ECONOMY

• Spain to reopen to tourists
• World Bank approves $500 million loan for Pakistan
• China exporters look inwards as virus hits overseas markets

AROUND THE WORLD

• China reports 39 new cases
• South Korea reports 25 new cases
• Pakistan case count reaches 54,601
• Germany's confirmed cases rise to 178,281
• US adds 1,127 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
• Singapore's health ministry confirms 548 more cases
• Mexico reports 65,856 coronavirus cases, 7,179 deaths
• NYTimes marks grim US milestone with front page victim list

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