Coronavirus live updates: 165 more Covid-19 cases reported in Maharashtra today

SC directs government to 'ensure labourer movement for Rabi crop'.

165 more Covid-19 cases reported in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 3081: State health department

Medical intelligence sleuths tracked, warned of new virus

On February 25, the medical intelligence unit raised its warning that the coronavirus would become a pandemic within 30 days from WATCHCON 2 — a probable crisis — to WATCHCON 1 — an imminent one, according to a US official. That was 15 days before the World Health Organization declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. At the time of the warning, few coronavirus infections had been reported in the United States. Read full story

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Wipro is deferring annual increments and promotions scheduled for June for most of its employees as the company grapples with the uncertainty due to coronavirus

“It is certainly not happening in the first quarter. We will take a call based on how the business moves and are not in a position to give guidance,” president and chief human resources officer Saurabh Govil said when asked about the time such hikes might happen.

Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa inaugurates Covid 19 testing mobile booth at his home office 'Krishna' in Bengaluru

Telangana state cabinet to meet on April 19 on lockdown exemptions

New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern says many restrictions to be kept in place when lockdown ends (Reuters)

Announcing an extra $150 million of funding from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the WHO Melinda Gates said the UN agency was ‘exactly the organization that can deal with this pandemic’ (Reuters)

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 414; cases climb to 12,380

Of the total 414 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 187 fatalities, followed by MP at 53, Gujarat at 33, Delhi at 32 and Telengana at 18. TN and Andhra have reported 14 fatalities each. Punjab has reported 13 deaths, Karnataka 12 deaths and UP 11 deaths. West Bengal has registered 7 deaths. Read full story

With 9 more new Coronavirus cases, total cases reached to 534 in Andhra Pradesh

MEA has been at the forefront of the GOI Covid response to ensure vital medical supplies from other countries. As part of these efforts, Rapid Antibody Testing Kits (first lot of 3 lakh from Guangzhou Wondfo and 2.5 lakh from Zhuhai Livzon) and RNA Extraction Kits (1 lakh from MGI Shenzhen), all custom cleared yesterday late night have left this morning for India: Sources

In total 6.5 lakh kits on way; should reach today. Our Embassy in Beijing and Consulate in Guangzhou played a key role.

66-year old man infected with coronavirus dies in Bengaluru, death toll in Karnataka rises to 13, reports PTI quoting health department

With a view to mitigate hardship to policyholders whose health and motor (3rd party) insurance policies are due for renewal during lockdown, government has issued notification allowing policy holders to make payments on or before May 15, 2020 towards renewal of their policies: FM Sitharaman

This is for policies that are due between March 25 and May 3, in order to ensure their continuity and hassle-free claims payment during the above grace period, says the finance minister.