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The Center today extended the national blockade by another two weeks. This time, however, more services will be allowed to resume, especially in virus-free areas and areas with minimal cases.
The economic cost of the crippling national blockade has become too obvious to ignore, with automaker Maruti selling zero units in all of April. All growth indicators are heading south, revenue collection has fallen off a cliff, and companies desperately seek to await this disaster.
Here are the developments so far:
ACCOUNT UP TO NOW:
- Four deaths, 28 new cases in Indore; district cases now total 1,513.
- Four deaths in Pune; The district has now lost 99 people.
- Three deaths, 33 new cases in Rajasthan, the total increases to 2,617.
- 583 new cases in Maharashtra state now count 10,498.
- 70 new cases in Uttar Pradesh, the total count increases to 2,281.
- 60 new cases in Andhra Pradesh, total cases in 1,463.
- 17 new cases in Agra, the district now counts 496.
- Five new cases in Odisha, total now 147.
- Three new cases in Mohali; District count at 89.
- Goa declared a green zone, with zero active cases.
| World | India | ||
| Bill | Toll | Bill | Toll |
| 32.74,747 | 2.33,792 | 35,365 | 1,152 |
LIFE AND HEALTH:
- Haryana barricades borders Delhi; doctors, police, journalists also restricted.
- The Delhi government doubles the free ration to 10 kilos.
- The trains carrying migrant workers begin operating today.
- The Ministry of Human Resources formulates new rules for when schools and universities reopen
- Gilead Sciences will increase production of Remdesivir.
- Without mask? Without gasoline, ration in Goa.
ECONOMY:
- Gasoline sales fell 61%, diesel 56% in April.
- LPG prices drop 160 rupees per cylinder, even when sales rose 12% in April.
- MG Motor and M&M did not sell any vehicles in April.
- Mahindra’s tractor sales fell 83% in April.
- Amazon Inc. could post the first loss in five years.
WORLDWIDE:
- Russia records the largest daily peak: 8,000 cases.
- Texas, USA USA, Partially reopens business.
- The number of deaths in Spain increases, in 281, to 24,824.
- China has 980 asymptomatic cases, continues to record a steady increase.
- Singapore registers 932 new cases, now a total of 17,101.
- The IMF will approve a grant of $ 500 million for Ecuador.
ET SURVEY:
- Wich is the way to go? Tell us what you think about here.
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