Lockdown, Day 16: Centre approves 3-phase plan to ward off the virus as India tally nears 6000

Odisha cabinet today decided to extend lockdown in the state till April 30, becoming the first state in the country to do so.
Meanwhile, a 3-phase, 100% centrally-funded 5-yr scheme to strengthen India's healthcare system has been approved by the government.

On a global note, the world economy may be looking at a $5 trillion hit because of the pandemic, which is like losing Japan, a Citigroup report has said.

Track all the major developments here...


TALLY SO FAR

• Goa's first patient recovers
• 162 new cases in Maharashtra; Tally jumps to 1,297
• 50 health officials, 12 policemen among 93 cases in Bhopal
• Cases rise to 28 in Himachal Pradesh
• 51 cases in Bihar now
• 9 more cases in Kerala; State tally reaches 345
• Two fresh cases in Odisha; Total count rises to 44
• 6 new cases in Punjab's Mohali; Total cases now 36
• First case reported in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh now has 11 cases
• 427 cases and 7 deaths reported in Telangana
• 4 new cases reported from Siwan in Bihar
• 3 more healthcare workers test positive at Delhi State Cancer Institute
• 5 cases reported in district Khandwa (MP)
• 55 new cases in Gujarat; Tally jumps to 241
• 12 more test positive in Bengal; Active cases now 80
• 4 more cases in Jharkhand; Total reaches 13
• 30 fresh cases in Rajasthan; State tally now 413
• 19 more cases in Agra; District tally reaches 84
• 55-yr-old patient dies in Punjab
• 70-yr-old becomes third casualty in Dharavi
• 61-yr-old from Udhampur passes away in Jammu
• 59-yr-old dies in Jalandhar
• Doctor dies in Indore; Toll now 22
• 80-yr-old passes away in Karnataka
• 75-yr-old passes away in Bokaro
• New death reported in Karnataka; Toll rises to 6
• Two patients die in Pune; district toll rises to 20

HEALTH CHECK

• ITBP hospital at Greater Noida dedicated for COVID-19 treatment
• GB Pant Hospital removed from list of designated COVID-19 facilities
• Mumbai NGO prepares personal protection kits for undertakers
• Railways produce 6L face masks, over 40k litres of sanitiser

LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN

• Delhi HC suspends summer vacation for High Court & Subordinate Courts
• Karnataka approves 30% cut in salaries of Ministers, MLAs
• Wearing masks compulsory in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur
• Gujarat to provide free ration to 60 lakh families
• Army distributes pre-cooked food packets to needy in Ladakh
• Amritsar installs disinfection tunnel in wholesale market
• No prayers in mosques, shrines on Shab-e-Baraat in Kashmir
• Railways introduces 109 time-table parcel trains on 58 routes
• Govt extends Central Electronics bid deadline to May 16

MARKETS & ECONOMY

• Sensex surges 1,266 pts, snaps 7-week losing streak; Nifty tops 9,100
• NSE gives more time to brokers for submission of reports
• India's GDP for FY21 projected at 4.8% by UN report
• India's fuel consumption falls 18%
• Petrol, diesel demand slumps 66% in April

AROUND THE WORLD

• France to extend lockdown as virus deaths soar
• Germany's case count rises by 4,974, deaths by 246
• Mainland China reports 63 new cases, 2 more deaths
• Nearly 2,000 US deaths for second day in a row
• Australia has lowest increase in 3 weeks
• Japan cases reach at least 5,000