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A quiet Easter expected as global Covid-19 deaths top 100,000
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Key Highlights- The global death toll from the coronavirus topped 100,000 as Christians around the world marked the Good Friday in front of computer screens instead of churches and some countries tiptoed toward reopening s battered economies.
- Public health officials warned people against violating the social distancing rules over Easter. In Italy, officials used helicopters, drones, and stepped-up police checks to make sure people don’t slip out over the holiday.
Austria set to be first in Europe to reopen
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Key Highlights- Austria plans to let non-essential shops of up to 400 square metres as well as all DIY shops and garden centres to reopen, likely becoming the first Western country to attempt to reopen its economy since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Austria, locked down since March 16, is among a small number of European countries that have announced plans to ease restrictions on social life, transport, and cross-border travel.
Covid-19: Trump says when to reopen US economy ‘biggest decision’ of presidency
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Key Highlights- President Donald Trump said his decision on when to reopen the US economy, shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be the toughest he has ever taken.
- “I’m going to have to make a decision and I only hope to God that it’s the right decision. But I would say without question, it’s the biggest decision I’ve ever had to make,” Trump told a press conference.
UK expects first batch of 3 million paracetamol packets from India soon
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Key Highlights- The UK expressed its gratitude to the Indian government as a first batch of 3 million paracetamol packets is all set to arrive in Britain within 48 hours after New Delhi lifted its export ban amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- Lord Tariq Ahmad, the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), said the shipment is symbolic of the cooperative way both countries have been working through this unprecedented global crisis.
US first country to record over 2,000 Covid-19 deaths in one day
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Key Highlights- The US has become the world’s first country to have registered more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day with 2,108 fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, while the number of infections in America has crossed 500,000, the highest in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
- China, where the deadly coronavirus disease started in December last year before spreading across Europe and America killing more than 100,000, has so far recorded 81,000 cases of positive infections and 3,339 deaths.
National
Delhi govt shuts paid quarantine at Aerocity hotels as people move out
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Key Highlights- Once the largest quarantine cluster facility in the country, the paid quarantine centres in Aerocity near the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport were shut by the Delhi government.
- From now, all Covid-19 suspected patients will be taken directly to government quarantine centres set up in various parts of the national capital.
- The paid centers were opened on the night of March 16 at five hotels of Aerocity — Red Fox, IBIS, Aloft, Holiday Inn, and Pride Plaza — and as many as 608 people were put under quarantine.
PM Modi to interact with CMs today, discuss lockdown extension
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Key Highlights- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold another round of video conference with all chief ministers on Saturday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and is expected to take a call on extending the lockdown, which will end on April 14.
- The Centre is considering extending the three-week nationwide lockdown over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak after some states asked its enforcement beyond April 14. It will also keep the option of lifting the restrictions in a staggered manner in mind.
85% of Covid-19 cases in Telangana linked to Tablighi: E Rajendra
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Key Highlights- Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajendra said that 85 per cent of COVID-19 cases reported in the State are linked to Nizamuddin Markaz.
- “Of all the positive cases reported in Telangana, 85 percent of cases are linked to Nizamuddin Markaz,” Rajendra said while speaking at a video conference with Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
Tripura reports second Covid-19 case, had travelled with first patient
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Key Highlights- Tripura reported its second case of the coronavirus disease on Friday, four days after a woman tested positive for the infection, officials said.
- The northeastern state’s COVID-19 nodal officer Dr. Deep Kumar Debbarma informed about the second positive case late in the evening.
- The patient is a trooper in the 13th Battalion of Tripura State Rifles (TSR), who went to meet his family in Madhya Pradesh and returned on March 21, he said.
Coronavirus updates: India sees 1,035 cases, 40 deaths in a single day
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Key Highlights- Shutdowns continue in major cities of the world as governments try to contain the Covid-19 contagion.
- Turkey’s Ankara was the latest to announce a 2-day curfew across 31 cities, while worst-hit Italy has increased its lockdown until the first week of May. More than 7,400 people have Covid-19 in India.
Coronavirus Deaths In Maharashtra Cross 100, Mumbai Has Over 1,000 Cases
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Key Highlights- 64 people have died so far in Mumbai and the number of coronavirus positive cases has crossed 1,000 in the city, according to the latest statistics that came in on Friday evening. Maharashtra now has 1,574 cases with 110 deaths.
- There were 13 deaths in the state, with 10 of them taking place in Mumbai. One death was reported from Pune and one each from Panvel and the Vasai-Virar area.
Indian government approves ₹15000 crore for Covid-19 emergency fund
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Key Highlights- Government of India has sanctioned ₹15000 crore for India Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package.
- The funds approved will be utilised in two parts — around ₹7774 crore for immediate emergency response and rest for medium-term support (one to four years) to be offered under mission mode approach.
TRIFED along with UNICEF & WHO launched digital campaign to ensure work safety of Tribal Gatherers
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Key Highlights- Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has collaborated with UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) and WHO (World Health Organisation) for basic orientation on Covid-19 response in order to ensure tribal gatherers carry on their work safely during the collection and harvest of Minor Forest Produce (MFP)/Non Timber Forest Produce (NTFP).
- This collaboration will promote a digital campaign for Self Help Groups (SHGs) highlighting the importance of Social Distancing which will further create awareness among the tribal community and also provide Do’s and Don’ts Advisories relating to NTFP during Covid-19.
SC extended tenure of TDSAT Chairperson Shiva Kirti Singh by three months
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Key Highlights- The Supreme Court extended by three months the tenure of Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) chairperson Justice Shiva Kirti Singh. He was due to retire on April 20.
- A bench led by Chief Justice SA Bobde, while hearing the issue via video conferencing, asked the Centre to explain how the tribunal was supposed to function in the absence of its two members and also when the chairperson’s tenure would also end on April 20.
Education
HRD Ministry seeks suggestions to improve online education system amid lockdown
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Key Highlights- The HRD Ministry has launched a week-long campaign called “Bharat Padhe Online” for gathering ideas to improve the country’s online education ecosystem.
- The nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak has enhanced the focus on online education, with schools and colleges offering classes over the Internet to minimize academic loss during the period.
Himachal Pradesh Board preparation on for Class 10, 12 board exam results
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Key Highlights- The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education has decided to go ahead with preparing the results for Class 10 and 12 board examinations in the state though three papers of Class 12 are not yet conducted.
- The board’s chairman Dr. Suresh Kumar Soni told reporters here that the Class 10 board examinations were already completed before the nationwide lockdown and only three subject papers were left for Class 12 when the clampdown was imposed.
- He said, “We have not decided about the three leftover papers of Class 12 but have decided to prepare the result of both the classes in the meantime.”
Banking
Flipkart partners with ICICI lombard & Go Digit to offer two COVID-19 health insurance policies
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Key Highlights- Flipkart Private Limited, an e-commerce marketplace in partnership with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited and Go Digit General Insurance, has launched two health insurance policies namely – ‘Covid-19 Protection Cover’ & ‘Digit Illness Group Insurance’ that specifically cover coronavirus (COVID-19) on its platform.
- Both the policies provides an easy claim, hospitalisation, room or intensive care unit (ICU) expenditure, ambulance assistance and teleconsultation and do not require any medical testing at the time of purchase.
Bank credit growth slumps to 5-decade low of 6.14% in FY20
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Key Highlights- Bank credit growth decelerated to an over five-decade low of 6.14 percent in the fiscal ended March 31, 2020, amid a faltering economy, lower demand and risk aversion among banks, RBI data showed.
- Bank advances growth in FY20 was the slowest since the fiscal ended March 1962, when loans had grown by 5.38 percent.
Sports
West Ham players agree to defer salaries
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Key Highlights- Players at English Premier League side West Ham have agreed to defer part of their wages during the coronavirus suspension while manager David Moyes will take a 30% pay cut.
- The move comes just a day after top-flight rivals Southampton struck a similar deal with their players as clubs wrestle with the financial fallout of the virus which has shut down the sport for a month.
- “The savings created by the measures will support the entire infrastructure of the club and enable us to retain jobs and continue to pay 100 per cent of staff salaries,” said a West Ham statement.
Travelling fans fear being victims of greed after Olympic postponement
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Key Highlights- Thousands of fans planning to travel to the Olympics in Tokyo face uncertainty over flight refunds and reimbursements from hotels, after the 2020 Games were postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic and fear they may become victims of greed.
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) last month made the decision to delay the Games because of the disease which has now claimed over 100,000 lives worldwide.
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AU Small Finance Bank appoints R V Verma as part-time chairman and Sanjay Agarwal re-appointed as MD and CEO
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Key Highlights- Raj Vikash Verma was appointed as part-time Chairman of AU Small Finance Bank for the period of one year whereas Sanjay Agarwal reappointed as Managing Director (MD) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the AU Small Finance Bank. The appointment was approved by RBI (Reserve Bank of India).
- About Sanjay Agarwal: Agarwal has been associated with this institution (AU small finance bank) since its inception in 1996 (erstwhile AU Financiers India Limited), is also its promoter.
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