The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your best way to start the day ahead of the news cycle. Here are the latest updates and the big stories you need to follow today: 1) Coronavirus | GOM on COVID-19 meets today Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reviewed on Sunday the status of actions taken by the States and Union Territories for prevention and containment of coronavirus and directed officials to scale up the capacity of the round-the-clock control room helpline. The outcome of the discussions at the meeting shall be put up to the Group of Ministers. 2) M.P. floor test: House agenda skips mention of floor test; Leader of Opposition meets Governor A floot test is expected to be held today thought it found no mention in the List of Business (LoB) issued by the State Assembly Secretariat on Sunday night. Sixteen MLAs have asked the Speaker to accept their resignations. Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon has written to Chief Minister Kamal Nath saying that the voting should be done only through a raising of hands and not by any other method. 3) Coronavirus | Italy, Spain report record number of deaths in single-day Spain has reported 100 deaths in 24 hours. Italy hits one-day record with 368 deaths. U.S. death toll has hit 65. 4) Coronavirus | 135 people put in home isolation in Mizoram The government is also planning to deploy more medical teams and the matter would be discussed at a meeting on Monday. 5) Coronavirus | Tata Motors asks staff in office-based roles to work from home Tata Motors has asked its staff in office-based roles at headquarters and regional offices to work from home with effect from today in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. 6) Coronavirus | Gujarat schools, theatres to be shut for two weeks from today Tamil Nadu has also shut school for students till class V till March 31 7) Coronavirus | Bengal civic polls likely to be postponed amid COVID-19 threat A final decision will be taken by the State Election Commission following an all-party meeting on Monday. 8) 4 Gujarat Congress MLAs resign ahead of RS polls; party shifts flock to Jaipur Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi said he would disclose the names of the four MLAs during the Assembly session on Monday. 9) Netanyahu challenger Benny Gantz gets first chance to form new Israeli govt President Reuven Rivlin’s office announced his decision late on Sunday after consulting with leaders of all of the parties elected to parliament. 10) Pak President to embark on China visit today Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi will leave for China on a two-day maiden visit from Monday to show solidarity with the country for its effort to combat the novel coronavirus. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s stories and get concise analysis with The Evening Wrap newsletter, delivered to your inbox every weekday evening. | 
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