Lockdown, Day 29: Security cover for medics The government today brought an ordinance to protect India's frontline workers. Any violence against medics will now be treated as a non-bailable offence, which can lead to 7 years in jail and invite a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh. India became the world's 17th country to cross the 20,000-mark. The disease has left over 652 dead so far. Track all the big news from today here
TALLY SO FAR  | 6 police officials test positive in Delhi; tally climbs to 2,186 | | Odisha reports 3 new cases; state tally stands at 82 | | Rajasthan reports 64 new cases; state tally at 1,799 | | 21 persons, including a 3-year-old, from Moradabad test positive | | Cases in Madhya Pradesh up by 40 to 1,587 | | Maharashtra reports 553 new cases in last 24 hrs; tally now 5,229 | | 6-month-old baby tests positive in Chandigarh | | Employee of Civil Aviation Ministry tests positive | | Seven new cases confirmed in Karnataka; tally rises to 425 | | Andhra reports 56 new cases; state tally climbs to 813 | | Five more deaths in Gujarat; state toll now 95 | | No new case reported in Assam in the past week | | World | | India | | | Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll | | 2,561,044 | 176,984 | 20,471 | 652 | ECONOMY | Sensex rallies 743 points, Nifty near 9,200 | | Brent Crude falls to around $16/bbl, lowest since June 1999 | | Rupee recovers from all-time low to 76.68 | | AP announces one-time aid of Rs 2,000 to fishermen struck in Gujarat | | OYO asks some India staff to go on leave with limited benefits, cuts fixed pay of all by 25% | | Internet traffic up 30-40% in first 2 weeks of lockdown | BACK TO BUSINESS | Maruti Suzuki to restart its operations in Manesar | | Apollo Tyres resumes operations at Kerala plant | | Bajaj Auto to resume production at Aurangabad plant | WORLD UPDATE | More than 2,700 dead in US in last 24 hours | | Trump suspends issuing of new Green Cards for 60 days | | Mexico cases surpass 9,000 | | China reports 30 new cases in mainland, up from day earlier | | Germany's confirmed cases rise by 2,237 to 145,694 | | Pakistan PM Imran Khan goes under self-quarantine | | Spain's death toll rises to 21,717 | | Death toll in Europe tops 110,000 | | National Spelling Bee cancelled for 1st time since WW-II | DEBATE THIS | Is it time to put a Covid tax on India's super-rich? Join here | | |
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