The number of positive novel coronavirus cases in India surged to 830 on Friday, the third day of the 21-day lockdown imposed to combat the Covid-19 outbreak, while the death toll rose to 20. Almost 100 new cases were reported across India after the health ministry on Friday morning said that the total number of cases stood at 724.
Out of the total cases reported in India on Friday, 39 new Covid-19 infections were reported from Kerala, 28 from Maharashtra, out of which 15 were from Sangli district alone, two from Andhra Pradesh, seven from Uttar Pradesh and several more from other different parts of the country.
Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday introduced a barrage of relief measures to alleviate financial difficulties arising due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. From boosting banks’ liquidity to providing relief to their customers, RBI came out all guns blazing to tackle the economic disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The most important takeaway from RBI’s press conference was a three-month moratorium on term loans and equated monthly instalment (EMIs) payments. The RBI allowed banks to defer EMI payments on loans by up to three months.
In Delhi, the issue of migrant labours was taken up by the home ministry on Friday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to chief ministers of some states and asked them to look into the issue of mass exodus of migrant workers from different parts of the country after the announcement of the 21-day lockdown.
Special flights dotted the Indian airspace as foreign nationals were ferried out to their respective countries in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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