UP goes on the offensive, seals off all hotspots India's most populous state is sealing off its virus hotspots. The Uttar Pradesh government announced the complete shutdown of affected areas in 15 districts across the state having a high case load - with 6 cases or more- of the Covid-19 virus in a bid to prevent community spread from taking place. The 15 districts include Gautambuddh Nagar (Noida), Ghaziabad, Meerut, Lucknow, Agra, Kanpur, Varanasi, Shamli, Saharanpur, Firozabad, Bulandhshahr, Bareilly, Basti, Maharajganj and Sitapur. Here is everything else that happened through the day...
TALLY SO FAR  | 22 new cases in Indore, 2 new casualties | | 8 cases in Bhopal takes total to 91 in the capital of MP | | 4 news cases in Bihar; Total now 38 | | 5 casualties in Pune; District toll now 13 | | 15 more cases in Rajasthan; State tally reaches 343 | | Nurse tests positive at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital | | Dharavi now has 9 cases; 60 new cases takes Maha tally to 1,078 | | 15 new cases in Andhra; Total now 329 | | Four new cases in Gujarat; State tally now 179 | | 6 new cases in Karnataka; Total now 181 | | New case in Haridwar takes total tally of Uttarakhand to 32 | | 576 cases in Delhi--35 in ICU, 8 on ventilator | | 9 more cases in Himachal's Una; All with Tablighi ties | | New case in Andaman and Nicobar takes total in UT to 11 | | Two new cases in West Bengal; Total stands at 71 | | 8 of a family test positive in Khargone, MP | | World | India | Global Death Toll | | 1,441,128 | 5,194 | 82,992
| LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN | Centre to release another Rs 34,000 cr compensation to states soon | | Hotspots in Uttar Pradesh to be sealed till Apr 15 | | Rs 50 lakh insurance cover announced for UP police personnel | | 13 areas declared containment zones: Faridabad district | | Satya Nagar area in Bhubaneswar declared a Containment Zone | | Burial grounds to be closed in Kolkata during Shab-e-Barat | | Shab-e-Barat congregations banned in Srinagar | | IndiGo's international operations suspended till 30th April | HEALTH CHECK | Andhra govt to include 15 new procedures under Dr YSR Aarogyasri Scheme | | Reliance General Insurance launches COVID-19 protection insurance cover | | Sonalika sets up isolation center in St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi | BUSINESS & MARKETS | Sensex falls 1,300 points from day's high, ends 173 points lower; Nifty below 8,750 | | India's coal import drops over 27% to 16 MT in March | | Grofers to hire 5,000 people to ramp up capacity | | Economic Census data collection period extended by 6 months | WORLD UPDATE | NYC virus deaths exceed 3,200, topping toll for 9/11 | | Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown | | China reports 62 new cases | | Mexico registers 2,785 cases; 141 deaths | | Thailand reports 111 new coronavirus cases, 3 new deaths | | Germany's confirmed cases rise to 103,228; Deaths to 1,861 | | Russia reports 1,175 new coronavirus cases, record daily rise | | Pakistan's coronavirus cases rise to 4,072 | | Formula One shutdown period extended to five weeks | | |
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