Wednesday 22 April 2020

Lockdown, Day 29: Security cover for medics

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22 Apr, 2020 | 06:34 PM IST


Lockdown, Day 29: Security cover for medics

The government today brought an ordinance to protect India's frontline workers. Any violence against medics will now be treated as a non-bailable offence, which can lead to 7 years in jail and invite a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh.

India became the world's 17th country to cross the 20,000-mark. The disease has left over 652 dead so far.

Track all the big news from today here

TALLY SO FAR
    6 police officials test positive in Delhi; tally climbs to 2,186
    Odisha reports 3 new cases; state tally stands at 82
    Rajasthan reports 64 new cases; state tally at 1,799
    21 persons, including a 3-year-old, from Moradabad test positive
    Cases in Madhya Pradesh up by 40 to 1,587
    Maharashtra reports 553 new cases in last 24 hrs; tally now 5,229
    6-month-old baby tests positive in Chandigarh
    Employee of Civil Aviation Ministry tests positive
    Seven new cases confirmed in Karnataka; tally rises to 425
    Andhra reports 56 new cases; state tally climbs to 813
    Five more deaths in Gujarat; state toll now 95
    No new case reported in Assam in the past week
World India
Tally Toll Tally Toll
2,561,044 176,984 20,471 652

ECONOMY
    Sensex rallies 743 points, Nifty near 9,200
    Brent Crude falls to around $16/bbl, lowest since June 1999
    Rupee recovers from all-time low to 76.68
    AP announces one-time aid of Rs 2,000 to fishermen struck in Gujarat
    OYO asks some India staff to go on leave with limited benefits, cuts fixed pay of all by 25%
    Internet traffic up 30-40% in first 2 weeks of lockdown
BACK TO BUSINESS
    Maruti Suzuki to restart its operations in Manesar
    Apollo Tyres resumes operations at Kerala plant
    Bajaj Auto to resume production at Aurangabad plant
WORLD UPDATE
    More than 2,700 dead in US in last 24 hours
    Trump suspends issuing of new Green Cards for 60 days
    Mexico cases surpass 9,000
    China reports 30 new cases in mainland, up from day earlier
    Germany's confirmed cases rise by 2,237 to 145,694
    Pakistan PM Imran Khan goes under self-quarantine
    Spain's death toll rises to 21,717
    Death toll in Europe tops 110,000
    National Spelling Bee cancelled for 1st time since WW-II
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