Crisis deepens as global tally hits a million The global Covid-19 tally has gone well past a million now and casualties are well over 50,000. In view of the deepening crisis, the World Bank announced $160 billion in aid to help stricken countries. That includes $1 billion in emergency funds for India. In the meantime, fears over the economy are rising and the Tablighi Jamaat infection trail is getting more and more complicated. Here is all that happened today...
COUNT SO FAR  | One more tests positive in Dharavi, Mumbai | | In Delhi, 2 nursing officers test positive | | One more tests positive in Goa, total now 6 | | IAS officer among nine test positive in MP; tally rises to 119 | | Cases rise to 134 in UP | | 2 minors among 7 test coronavirus positive; Gujarat tally 95 | | 12 more test positive in Andhra Pradesh; total case count 161 | | First death confirmed in Andhra Pradesh | | 14 more tested positive for in Rajasthan | | 8 more test positive in Haryana | | Karnataka reports one new COVID19 case | | 78-year-old is latest casualty in Gujarat | | Himachal woman dies in Chandigarh hospital, state death toll rises to 2 | | World | India | Global Death Toll | | 1,030,628 | 2301 | 54,137 | UNRAVELING OF A HOTSPOT- TABLIGHI JAMAAT | Out of 2301 positive cases so far, almost 30% of cases at 647 are linked to Jamaat | | Andhra Pradesh cases rise to 161; 140 are Tablighi attendees | | 16 attendees from Hassan quarantined | | Thai national tests positive in Shahjahanpur, UP | | Blacklisted activists whose visas were cancelled include 9 British, 4 American, 6 Chinese, 3 French nationals | HEALTH UPDATE | ICMR recommends antibody test for speedy detection of Covid-19 | | ICMR gives go ahead for testing in labs under DBT, CSIR, DAE | | Premier Shillong hospital to admit only critically ill non- COVID19 patients from other states | | Maharashtra govt launches online self-assessment tool | | Maharashtra govt, BMC plan antibody test for health workers | | Armed Forces running 6 quarantine facilities | | IIT alumni develop drone with infrared camera for thermal screening | | Northern, North Central Railways modifying 680 coaches to accommodate 11,000 patients | LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN | Tata Group provides accommodation at Taj Hotels for BMC Hospital doctors, nurses | | Odisha govt imposes complete lockdown in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak from 8 pm | | Price cut for CNG, piped cooking gas in Delhi, neighboring states | | OPD services at Delhi's LNJP and GB Pant hospitals to be closed from April 4 | | In Maharashtra, 9,25,828 people have been surveyed under cluster containment task | ECONOMIC OUTLOOK | Fitch slashes India growth forecast to 30-year low of 2% for FY21 | | ADB expects India's economic growth to slow down to 4% in FY21 | | India's share in world market cap below historic average | | India's power demand falls over 25% during lockdown | WORLD VIEW | ADB warns global cost of coronavirus could top $4 trillion | | Google to publish user location data to help governments tackle virus | | US virus deaths hit new daily high of 1,169 in 24 hours | | Singapore announces month-long shutdown | | Beijing auto show postponed to September | | Trump tests negative in his second COVID-19 test | | Disney to furlough some employees over virus-forced shutdowns | | New Fujifilm test can produce results in two hours | | Germany's coronavirus infections rise to 79,696 | | TOEFL, GRE tests to be taken at home except in mainland China, Iran | | Pakistan struggles to stop congregational prayers, cases surge past 2,400 | | Google commits $6.5 million to help fight misinformation | | Malaysia reports 217 new cases, taking total to 3,333 | | |
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