Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicated to party leaders that the lockdown may have to continue post April 14 and it looks difficult to lift the same given the COVID situation in the country.

Leading retailers, ecommerce firms and restaurants said they are bracing up for a surge in home deliveries and online sales for six months as consumers are unlikely to step out

Hotspots have been identified in 15 districts in the state. Essentials in all these hot spots to be provided by state, added the health official.

Uttar Pradesh | Wearing of masks has been made compulsory in the state. There can be legal action also for not wearing masks: Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi#COVID19  (ANI) Track#LIVE  updates here

"What’s even more worrying is how the costs of a slowdown—the sudden pressure on incomes and demand, in particular—will widen pre-existing cracks in the Indian growth story"

On Sunday, #Canada  began accepting applications for its newly introduced Canadian Emergency Response Benefit, a scheme under which unemployed workers can get $500 a week for up to 16 weeks.

Asserting that India faces a significantly higher threat from COVID-19, the central government has decided to create a "larger force" to replace frontline workers engaged in various works to tackle the pandemic

It comes amid raging speculation of a likely 2-week extension of the lockdown being on the cards. #Covid19