Новости за 20.04.2020

The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation or postponement of practically every sporting event. With Australia having sealed its borders for six months till September 30 to deal with the coronavirus crisis, there is a growing feeling that the T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place from Oct 18 to Nov 15 in Australia, too could be postponed to next year.

The Union government’s plans to restart industrial activity in a staggered manner from Monday may have to wait as several states are yet to release operational guidelines to commence production. This would mean that India’s largest automotive clusters in the NCR region and Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu will remain shut for some more time.

The elderly, many of whom are also suffering from co-morbidities, now account for a larger share of deaths due to Covid-19. Around 75.3% of total fatalities are among people more than 60 years of age, whereas 83% deaths were in people with co-morbidities, government’s latest analysis shows.

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A special train meant to ferry medical supplies from Bengal to Jharkhand arrived in Ranchi on Friday after dropping off 30-odd "passengers" at different stations along the route, prompting the state government to seek a clarification from the railways on its standard operating procedure for freight and other services during the lockdown.

The insurance regulator has asked companies providing health cover to approve hospital claims for cashless treatment of policyholders within two hours and has warned of strict action in case of non-compliance. Insurers have also been asked to set up a 24/7 mechanism for processing requests — so that late-night admissions also do not suffer.

The combined metropolitan area of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad was declared a containment zone late Sunday and sealed till April 27, making the twin cities with a total population of over 7.5 million the first in India to be entirely locked down.

Air ambulance operators say despite calls for medical evacuation soaring during the lockdown, the tougher norms have badly hit families who need to fly down patients to different cities.

Support for businesses hit by the pandemic and the lockdown can come in the form of measures like a higher working capital limit to help them tide over the disruption and meet statutory dues rather than outright tax concessions at a time when the government's fiscal situation is stretched.

In the biggest surge in the Covid-19 pandemic in India so far, 1,612 new cases were reported from across the country on Sunday, with Maharashtra (552), Gujarat (367) and Uttar Pradesh (179) registering their highest single-day count of fresh infections.

Television actor Gunjan Utreja feels that we're lucky that we are getting to stay at home during this lockdown.

The Centre on Sunday rescinded permission to e-commerce firms to resume the sale and delivery of non-essential items from Monday, a move that seems to have been prompted by protests by local traders whose businesses will continue to face restrictions during the extended national lockdown till May 3.

With the Indian athletes exercising lockdown as part of the social distance and self-isolation measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, addressing their issues of mental fitness and emotional well-being to keep their positive spirit up has become all the more important.

Former India allrounder Irfan Pathan has revealed his father got upset once at Pakistani legend Javed Miandad for his comments on the fast bowler.