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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 FAR6 police officials test positive in Delhi; tally climbs to 2,186Odisha reports 3 new cases; state tally stands at 82Rajasthan reports 64 new cases; state tally at 1,79921 persons, including a 3-year-old, from Moradabad test positiveCases in Madhya Pradesh up by 40 to 1,587Maharashtra reports 553 new cases in last 24 hrs; tally now 5,2296-month-old baby tests positive in ChandigarhEmployee of Civil Aviation Ministry tests positiveSeven new cases confirmed in Karnataka; tally rises to 425Andhra reports 56 new cases; state tally climbs to 813Five more deaths in Gujarat; state toll now 95No new case reported in Assam in the past weekWorldIndiaTallyTollTallyToll2,561,044176,98420,471652ECONOMYSensex rallies 743 points, Nifty near 9,200 Brent Crude falls to around $16/bbl, lowest since June 1999Rupee recovers from all-time low to 76.68AP announces one-time aid of Rs 2,000 to fishermen struck in GujaratOYO 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 lockdownBACK TO BUSINESSMaruti Suzuki to restart its operations in ManesarApollo Tyres resumes operations at Kerala plantBajaj Auto to resume production at Aurangabad plantWORLD UPDATEMore than 2,700 dead in US in last 24 hoursTrump suspends issuing of new Green Cards for 60 daysMexico cases surpass 9,000China reports 30 new cases in mainland, up from day earlierGermany’s confirmed cases rise by 2,237 to 145,694Pakistan PM Imran Khan goes under self-quarantineSpain’s death toll rises to 21,717Death toll in Europe tops 110,000National Spelling Bee cancelled for 1st time since WW-IIDEBATE THISIs it time to put a Covid tax on India’s super-rich? Join here
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