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Even as people in Kerela continued to remain under a lockdown for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, police registered around 50 cases across the coastal state against those moving around unnecessarily. ....

The total deaths linked to COVID-19 around the world topped 20,000 as of 2 p.m., US Eastern Time on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.....

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that doctors, paramedics, nurses, 'Asha' workers, cleaning workers involved in the fight against coronavirus pandemic and treating affected patients would be extended medical insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh each. ....

Odisha government has planned to set up two of the largest Covid-19 hospitals which will have a combined capacity of 1,000 beds and will be functional within a fortnight.....

The number of coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra increased from 125 to 135 after ten new cases were detected till late Thursday night, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Friday.....

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced that every person who arrives in the country from Sunday onwards will be forced into a 14-day quarantine period as a preventive measure against the coronavirus pandemic.....

In a big relief to the corporate sector, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday allowed a three month moratorium on payment of instalment in respect of all term loans outstanding on March 1, 2020.....

The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the sporting calendar, with almost all sporting activities across the globe coming to a complete standstill. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was the latest sporting spectacle to be postponed. While many sports personalities have taken to social media to show how they have been coping with self-isolation, many others have come forward and donated lakhs of rupees to fight the pandemic. ....

After the RBI Governor announced an emergency rate cut on Friday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lauded the move and stressed the need for lower cost of retail loans and that reduced interest rate needs quick transmission.....

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Sunday announced to contribute 1 crore rupees from his MPLADS budget and his one month salary to PM relief fund 'PMCARES' to combat coronavirus disease in the country.....