Новости за 09.04.2020

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said the state would request the Centre to extend the lockdown in the rest of the country and keep on hold any plan it might have to resume train and flight services. At this crucial time one has to decide between protecting lives of people and economic activity, he said.

Maharashtra led the surge with 229 fresh cases —the first time any state has reported more than 150 new cases — followed by Tamil Nadu (96), Rajasthan (80), Gujarat (76) and Delhi (51). As many as 31 deaths from Covid-19 were reported from across the country, taking the pandemic’s toll in India to 232.

Australian pace bowling star Pat Cummins says he is prepared to play in the Indian Premier League behind closed doors as it would restore a degree of "normality" into daily life during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Citing the prevailing situation in the country amid coronavirus pandemic, former IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Thursday said that it is impossible to start the 13th edition of the IPL after April 15. The IPL was postponed till April 15 in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. "..our priority is to fight coronavirus and save people," said Shukla.

Erica herself has been using the platform in a very effective and informative manner, by creating personalized content about how one should take precautionary measures about certain things in times like these.

As many as 800 people in Kashmir Valley hid their travel history, because of which the coronavirus situation worsened in the UT. "Had they disclosed their travel history, the (Covid-19) situation would have been better in the Valley. However, all of them were later traced one by one and quarantined," said Srinagar deputy commissioner.

"The passion for the game I felt was such that I wouldn't mind dying playing something that I love. If this is what I chose and I go down here, what better way is there to go," said West Indies batting great Viv Richards on a podcast with former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson. Richards said that he felt inspired by athletes who put their lives on the line.

The staggering jobless numbers came even as President Trump and his economic team grappled with restarting the economy amid signs that the pandemic is tailing off due to mitigation efforts, with experts suggesting fine-tuning the efforts in specific areas could allow a gradual return to normalcy.

As India continues to remain under lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic, cricketer Mohammed Shami on Thursday tried out some pencil sketching.

A war of words has broken out between former Pakistan captain-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja and veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik after the former called for senior players to retire gracefully from international cricket. Malik and Mohammad Hafeez apparently took offence to a recent interview where Ramiz advised the two senior cricketers to retire gracefully from international cricket.

Cycling's world governing body the UCI said on Thursday it was furloughing its entire staff, either fully or partially, in a bid to "weather the storm" caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Actor Shyam Sundar Kalaani, who essayed the role of 'Sugreev' in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, passed away. TV actor Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram confirmed the news of his death. Arun Govil took to his Twitter account to cofirm the news and paying his respect to the departed soul, wrote,"... A very fine person and a gentleman. May his soul rest in peace."

Australian run-machine Marnus Labuschagne has a good friend giving him throwdowns with a taped tennis ball as his pet dog doubles up as a wicketkeeper, ensuring the owner of the house loses none of his batting skills during the lockdown period.

Australian cricket team didn't want to unnecessarily provoke Virat Kohli but his predecessor Michael Clarke's claims of players being scared to sledge the Indian captain in order to protect their IPL deals is far from the truth, said current Test skipper Tim Paine. He rubbished Clarke's claims that his team "sucked up" to Kohli for fat deals with IPL franchises.

The government on Thursday announced a financial package of Rs 15,000 crore to ramp up the overall healthcare infrastructure in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. An amount of Rs 7,774 crore out of the package will be utilised for immediate response to the pandemic while the rest of it will be spent in the medium-term (1-4 years) under mission mode approach.

India has imposed the most stringent lockdown in the world in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Author and commentator Gurcharan Das speaking at global online conference on the pandemic organised by Bennett University said it is a "dharma sankat" and the govt should go for a partial lockdown as given low number of tests, the extent of the infection is not known.

Recently, actress Ishita Ganguly shared her memories with Bollywood's dancing sensation Govinda from the year 2012. She posted this video on Instagram where both of them gave a performance together on a Bengali song.

Fast bowling legend Michael Holding has hinted that he is unlikely to continue commentating beyond 2021 as age is catching up with him. One of the most respected voices in world cricket, the 66-year-old Holding has been with the Sky Sports for the past 21 years.

Former India fast bowler Madan Lal on Thursday rejected Shoaib Akhtar's proposal of having a bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan in order to raise funds for the coronavirus pandemic, saying such decisions are made by the government only after taking all the things into consideration.