8.28 am: A man, who returned to Jharkhand from Telangana, in a “Shramik Special” train tests positive, ANI reports. 8.26 am: The United...
8.28 am: A man, who returned to Jharkhand from Telangana, in a “Shramik Special” train tests positive, ANI reports.
8.26 am: The United States reports a record $738 billion budget deficit in April amid an increase in government spending and dipping revenue generation as Covid-19 cases rise in the nation, Reuters reports.
8.24 am: United States reports 1,894 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, bringing the toll to 82,246, AFP reports.
#UPDATES US records 1,894 #coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours, bringing the total to 82,246, according to a real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University at 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday), a sharp rise after daily tolls fell below 1,000 Sunday and Monday pic.twitter.com/YVJL0MwDxY
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 13, 2020
8.22 am: United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention commits $3.6 million to assist India’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PTI reports. The aid will support prevention, preparedness and response activities.
Here are the top updates from Tuesday:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a Rs 20 lakh crore financial package to combat the coronavirus outbreak. He also announced that the nationwide lockdown would be extended into its fourth phase, beyond May 17. However, Modi said this phase of the lockdown will be “very different” from the first three, and that people cannot let the coronavirus rule...
