Odisha cabinet today decided to extend
lockdown in the state till April 30, becoming the first state in the country to do so.
Meanwhile, a 3-phase, 100% centrally-funded 5-yr scheme to strengthen India's healthcare system has been approved by the government.
On a global note, the world economy may be looking at a $5 trillion hit because of the
pandemic, which is like losing Japan, a Citigroup report has said.
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TALLY SO FAR
- Goa's first patient recovers
- 162 new cases in Maharashtra; Tally jumps to 1,297
- 50 health officials, 12 policemen among 93 cases in Bhopal
- Cases rise to 28 in Himachal Pradesh
- 51 cases in Bihar now
- 9 more cases in Kerala; State tally reaches 345
- Two fresh cases in Odisha; Total count rises to 44
- 6 new cases in Punjab's Mohali; Total cases now 36
- First case reported in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
- Chhattisgarh now has 11 cases
- 427 cases and 7 deaths reported in Telangana
- 4 new cases reported from Siwan in Bihar
- 3 more healthcare workers test positive at Delhi State Cancer Institute
- 5 cases reported in district Khandwa (MP)
- 55 new cases in Gujarat; Tally jumps to 241
- 12 more test positive in Bengal; Active cases now 80
- 4 more cases in Jharkhand; Total reaches 13
- 30 fresh cases in Rajasthan; State tally now 413
- 19 more cases in Agra; District tally reaches 84
- 55-yr-old patient dies in Punjab
- 70-yr-old becomes third casualty in Dharavi
- 61-yr-old from Udhampur passes away in Jammu
- 59-yr-old dies in Jalandhar
- Doctor dies in Indore; Toll now 22
- 80-yr-old passes away in Karnataka
- 75-yr-old passes away in Bokaro
- New death reported in Karnataka; Toll rises to 6
- Two patients die in Pune; district toll rises to 20
| World |
India |
Global Death Toll |
| 1,511,104 |
5,865 |
88,338 |
- Delhi HC suspends summer vacation for High Court & Subordinate Courts
- Karnataka approves 30% cut in salaries of Ministers, MLAs
- Wearing masks compulsory in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur
- Gujarat to provide free ration to 60 lakh families
- Army distributes pre-cooked food packets to needy in Ladakh
- Amritsar installs disinfection tunnel in wholesale market
- No prayers in mosques, shrines on Shab-e-Baraat in Kashmir
- Railways introduces 109 time-table parcel trains on 58 routes
- Govt extends Central Electronics bid deadline to May 16
MARKETS & ECONOMY
- Sensex surges 1,266 pts, snaps 7-week losing streak; Nifty tops 9,100
- NSE gives more time to brokers for submission of reports
- India's GDP for FY21 projected at 4.8% by UN report
- India's fuel consumption falls 18%
- Petrol, diesel demand slumps 66% in April
AROUND THE WORLD
- France to extend lockdown as virus deaths soar
- Germany's case count rises by 4,974, deaths by 246
- Mainland China reports 63 new cases, 2 more deaths
- Nearly 2,000 US deaths for second day in a row
- Australia has lowest increase in 3 weeks
- Japan cases reach at least 5,000