New Delhi: People gather outside DDU hospital where the bodies of four men executed at Tihar Jail, who were convicted in the Nirbhaya rape, were brought for postmortem, in New Delhi.
Coronavirus LIVE updates: India’s confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 433 on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to take the almost-nationwide lockdown seriously and protect themselves.
Markets suffered a rough start to the week as stocks extended declines when trading resumed after a system-wide halt, and the rupee hit a new low following a lockdown in most parts of the country.
The pandemic has continued to spread globally, with the total number of infected cases globally reaching 349,652 and 15,303 deaths .
Strictly-implemented social-distancing measures will reduce overall expected number of cases of by 62 per cent and peak number of cases by 89 per cent: Indian Council of Medical Research.
Three months advance pension will be given immediately to all the beneficiaries of schemes like Mukhya Mantri Vridhjan Pension, those given to differently abled persons, widows and old age over pensioners, Kumar said.
Based on the initial understanding of the spread of the deadly COVID-19, the mathematical modelling done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) suggested that entry screening of travellers with symptoms of suspected coronavirus could delay the introduction of the virus into the community by one-three weeks.
“To ensure that everyone stays connected while at home, Jio will provide Basic JioFiber broadband connectivity (10 Mbps), wherever it is geographically feasible, without any service charges, for this (coronavirus) period,” Reliance Industries Ltd said in a statement.
The central government has also asked states to enforce additional restrictions, if necessary, leading to imposition of curfew in Punjab and Maharashtra. “20 states and UTs have issued complete lockdown orders,” a senior government official said, adding six other states and UTs have placed some areas under lockdown.
“He said it is imperative that production of essential items should not be impacted at this time, and black marketing and hoarding be prevented,” an official statement quoted him as saying.
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Indians stranded in Malaysia taken to different hostels, hotels: High Commission.
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Raj guv donates month’s salary to CM’s anti-Corona relief fund
Following the governor’s initiative, the Raj Bhawan employees too decided to donate their one day’s salary to the government, it added.
Eighteen other samples sent to the laboratory in Haldwani tested negative, Gupta said.