During this holiday-truncated week (between April 6-10), with just three trading sessions, “FPIs withdrew net assets worth $457.5 million from the Indian markets. This was significantly lower than the net outflow of $1.7 billion recorded in the previous week.”

“The total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 8,356 and the death toll to 273. A total of 909 new cases and 34 deaths have been reported since Saturday. The good news is that 716 people have recovered and have been discharged so far. Seventy-four people have been cured since Saturday. The government is extra prepared if the number of cases rises exponentially,” he said.

“Now operations connected with the industry and processes such as feeding, maintenance, harvesting, processing, packaging, cold chain, sales, marketing, etc. have been allowed, but it will be the responsibility of heads of organisations to ensure that social distancing and proper hygiene procedures are strictly adhered to,” she said.