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Coronavirus: Trump backs away from New York quarantine
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Key Highlights- US President Donald Trump has said quarantining New York "will not be necessary", after the state's governor said doing so would be "preposterous".
- Mr. Trump said the latest decision was taken on the recommendation of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
- The president had earlier said he might impose a quarantine on New York, and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut, to slow the spread of Covid-19.
Coronavirus: 150 Tunisians self-isolate in factory to make masks
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Key Highlights- Employees at a Tunisian factory are churning out 50,000 face masks a day and other protective medical gear after opting to go into lockdown at work.
- The 150 workers, mainly women, have isolated themselves at the Consumed factory for a month.
- They were spurred on by patriotism as the country battles coronavirus, their manager Hamza Alouini told the BBC.
- Employee Khawla Rebhi said she greatly missed her family, but her colleagues' good cheer provided some compensation.
World's Largest Glove Maker Expects Shortage As Coronavirus Fight Spikes
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Key Highlights- Malaysia's Top Glove Corporation Bhd, which makes one in every five gloves globally, expects a product shortage as demand from Europe and the United States spikes because of the widening coronavirus outbreak is exceeding its capacity.
- The company has extended shipping times to cope with the demand surge, Executive Chairman Lim Wee Chai told Reuters by phone.
Federal Prisoner Becomes First US Inmate To Die From Coronavirus
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Key Highlights- Patrick Jones, a 49-year-old prisoner in Louisiana who was serving a 27-year prison term for a drug charge, became the first federal inmate to die from COVID-19, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced late.
- A total of 14 inmates and 13 staff in federal prisons across the United States have fallen ill with the virus, according to the BOP's website.
National
"Lockdown is for you to protect yourself, your family, you've to show this patience for many more days"
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Key Highlights- Seven days into the three-week lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the need to enforce the restrictions, saying those who are violating the lockdown are "playing with their own life'.
- The Prime Minister's warning came as the number of COVID-19 positive people rose to 979, with 61 new cases coming in.
Coronavirus cases soar over 1,000, PM launches fund to combat Covid-19 crisis
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Key Highlights- The number of coronavirus cases in the country crossed 1,000. However, as per the official figures released by the health ministry, the total number of Covid-19 cases in India stands at 979 which includes 867 active cases, 86 cases of recoveries and 25 deaths.
- Maharashtra and Kerala continue to struggle with Covid-19 as states with the maximum number of infected patients.
Odisha suggests release of 1700 inmates to decongest jails
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Key Highlights- The Odisha government has suggested the release of 1700 undertrials and convicts on parole to decongest the state’s jails and maintain social distancing norms as one of the several measures to stop the spread of Covid-19, the coronavirus disease.
- Odisha’s prison department officials said a committee was set up in accordance with a recent Supreme Court directive to all states for decongesting jails to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Education
Bihar Police SI main exam 2019 postponed due to lockdown
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Key Highlights- Bihar Police Subordinate Service Commission (BPSSC) has postponed the sub-inspector (SI) main (written) exam under advertisement number 01/2019 due to lockdown imposed in the country to prevent further spread of coronavirus.
- BPSSC SI main exam was scheduled for April 26 which has been postponed till further notice.
JNU To Donate One Day's Salary To PM CARES Fund
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Key Highlights- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has decided to donate one day salary of all the regular teaching and non- teaching employees of the University for the month of April 2020 in the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (also known as PM CARES) as contribution to fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19).
- This contribution is voluntary, JNU Registrar said in a statement.
Banking
SBI cuts retail term deposit rates by 20-50 bps across tenors
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Key Highlights- State Bank of India (SBI) on March 27 reduced interest rates for reduced retail term deposit by 20-50 bps across tenors, the bank said in a statement.
- The country's largest lender, SBI has also cut bulk term deposit rates by 50-100 bps, and slashed its external benchmark linked lending rate (EBR) as well as repo linked lending rate (RLLR) by 75 bps.
Sports
Naomi Osaka Disappointed But Supports Tokyo Olympics Delay
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Key Highlights- Japanese star Naomi Osaka says she's disappointed not to compete at the Tokyo Olympics this year but supports the decision to postpone the event to 2021.
- The 22-year-old former world number one said on Twitter that she thinks the event will be better for moving to next year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Steve Smith Free To Captain Australia Again After Leadership Ban Ends
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Key Highlights- A two-year leadership ban slapped on Steve Smith after the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa ended, leaving the master batsman free to skipper Australia again.
- The 30-year-old captained the team until he was suspended for 12 months over a brazen attempt to alter the ball with sandpaper under his watch during a Test in Cape Town in 2018.
Indian Cricket Board Contributes Rs 51 Crore To Fight Coronavirus Pandemic
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Key Highlights- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contributed Rs 51 crore to Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund to help fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
- "Mr Sourav Ganguly, President, Mr Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary and Office Bearers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with the affiliated state associations announced to donate INR 51 crores to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES Fund) to contribute towards strengthening the nation's disaster management capacities and encourage research to combat COVID-19.
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