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FPIs pull out record Rs 1.1 trn in March, highest withdrawal ever
Terming the fund outflow as “unparalleled”, Himanshu Srivastava, senior analyst manager research, Morningstar India, said that with fear over the degree of impact that Covid-19 could leave on the global economy, foreign investors stormed out of the emerging markets, with India among the worst hit.
“The intensity of the situation could be gauged from the fact that even during the financial crisis of 2008, FPIs sold net assets worth $9.3 billion in the Indian markets while in March 2020, they have been net sellers to the tune of USD 16.5 billion,” he added.
Govt may allow domestic, international flights in staggered manner from 15 April
“As the virus is still spreading in India, we are thinking to permit domestic and international flight operations post April 14 in a staggered manner. Airlines are free to take bookings for any date post April 14,” a senior Civil Aviation Ministry official said.
Railways mulling post-lockdown precautions for train passengers
“These are sensitive times and we are not looking in terms of revenue generation for now. The focus is on passenger safety and to ensure that the disease does not spread. Trains will run in due course, once the government gives us the green signal. However as of now, we have not taken any decision,” said a senior officer.
Covid-19 cases doubling every 4.1 days due to Jamaat incident, says Govt
a PTI tally of figures reported by states directly showed at least 106 deaths, while the number of confirmed cases had reached 3,624. Of the total, 284 have been cured and discharged.
Asserting that there was no evidence that COVID-19 was airborne, an ICMR official said, “We need to understand that in science whoever does experiments some will have a ‘for opinion and some against’ but we need to take a balanced, evidence-based approach.
India bans all exports of COVID-19 drug hydroxychloroquine
With US President Donald Trump describing hydroxychloroquine as a “game changer” in the fight against COVID-19 and several countries, including India, approving it for emergencies, pharmacies are reporting a surge in demand for the drug yet to be proven as a cure for the virus.
Indian officials warn of lockdown extensions as COVID-19 cases in South Asia near 6,000
While the government does plan to review the lockdown, set to end on April 14, three senior officials told Reuters this will depend on an assessment of the situation in each state, and lockdowns and restrictions would be extended in districts where the coronavirus case spread has continued.
Scared, tired New York doctor: ‘It’s going to get tougher’
New York suffered its deadliest single day from the coronavirus on Friday, with 562 additional deaths in the last 24 hours for a total of 2,935 fatalities, by far the most of any U.S. state.
French coronavirus cases jump above China’s after including nursing home tally
The number of people who have died from the COVID-19 illness in France jumped by 61% to 6,507 over two days after data from nursing homes were included, and confirmed cases jumped by 44% to 82,165, the health ministry reported on Friday, making France the fifth country to report more cases than China.
Caronavirus Pandemic:“Wimbledon”cancellation trigger £100 million insurance claims
“We’re fortunate to have the insurance and it helps,” The Guardian quoted AELTC chief executive Richard Lewis as saying on Thursday. “The insurers, the brokers, and everybody involved have been excellent to work with so far, but there’s still a lot of work to do.”
Outgoing chief executive Lewis revealed a virus clause was put into the All England Club’s insurance policy in 2003 due to fears over the scale of the SARS disease
Caronavirus Pandemic:30% infections linked to Tablighi centre,death toll nears 100-mark
Sharing the age-group analysis of COVID-19 patients, Agarwal said the maximum 42 per cent are of 21-40 years, 33 per cent of 41-60 years, 17 per cent are above 60 years and 9 per cent are of 0-20 years.
The elderly people and those with other medical complications are said to be at higher risk in this pandemic. In Delhi also, five of the six COVID-19 patients who have died were above 60.