— Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserts we need to move away from darkness and uncertainities of Corona Virus; Urges all to light a candle, lamp or torch after turning off the lights on 5th April at 9 PM for 9 minutes; Appeals to all to not cross boundaries of Social Distancing…
Illuminate to move away from corona darkness
— Prime Minister interacts with 40 Sportspersons and gives five-point mantra of Sankalp, Sanyam, Sakaratmakta, Samman & Sahyog to tackle COVID-19; Sportspersons pledge to spread the message of positivity and social distancing…
Sportspersons pledge to spread positivity
— Active Corona Virus cases in India increases to 2,088 with 56 deaths and 156 recoveries; Health Minister inspects readiness at Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in Delhi; Expresses confidence that India will surely win fight against Corona Virus…
Active Corona Virus cases in India increases to 2,088
— President Ramnath Kovind interacts with Govevernors, LGs and Administrators of States and UTs; Urges States and other agencies to arrange food for poor & needy without compromising on Social Distancing Norms…
President urges states to arrange food for the poor
— Defence Minister chairs meeting of Group of Ministers to track developments on COVID-19; Takes stock of measures to address the crisis; Discusses various measures being implemented post lockdown…
GOM Meet on Measures to Counter COVID-19
— Government begins disbursing money directly into accounts of women beneficiaries; creates disbursal plan to avoid over-crowding; RBI reduces market trading time by 4 hours from 7th to 17th April; All regular banking services for customers will continue to be fully available…
RBI reduces market trading time by 4 hours
— World Bank Fast-Tracks $1 Billion COVID-19 Support for India; Aid aims to help prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic; Strengthen public health preparedness and support research…
And…
— Number of novel coronavirus infections cross 1 million across the globe; Over 2 lakh people recover while 53,000 succumb to COVID-19; After Italy, death toll in Spain also goes past 10,000…
Global COVID-19 Cases past 1 Million