The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. Here are the latest updates and the big stories to follow today: 1. Coronavirus | Amid lockdown, DHFL promoters, 21 others found at farmhouse Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that principal secretary (home) Amitabh Gupta had apparently given the Wadhawans a letter, permitting the family to travel to Mahabaleshwar. “Such letter is given only in emergency....On Friday detailed information will be collected and action will be taken keeping in mind the protocol. What happened was not right,” the Minister said. 2. Coronavirus | Shops in Kalyan Dombivali to operate from 5 am to 2 pm only KDMC Commissioner Vijay Suryavanshi issued the order to this effect, which will be implemented from Friday. 3. Coronavirus | Srinagar administration appeals to people hiding travel history to come forward for COVID-19 test District Magistrate Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary said that the district administration has set up a call centre, which will start functioning from Friday, for addressing the concerns and grievances of people. 4. Coronavirus | U.P. authorities step up vigil in coronavirus hotspots The State government had decided to seal off the areas from where six or more coronavirus cases have been detected till April 15 morning. 5. Coronavirus | Swiss airline operates special flight to repatriate Europeans from India The flight will depart at 1.35 am from Delhi on Friday morning for Zurich “carrying Swiss and other European nationals home at a time when no international flights are operating to and from India due to the global air traffic lockdown”, a press release by the SWISS airline stated. - follow up 6. Coronavirus | Bangkok alcohol ban comes into effect Sales of alcoholic beverages will be banned in Bangkok for a 10-day period starting Friday. 7. Coronavirus | Nepal lifts local travel curbs for two days to allow people to leave Kathmandu The government said that those wishing to leave Kathmandu for outside districts can return to their home on Friday and Saturday. 8. Coronavirus | SpiceJet to operate freighter flight on Friday carrying medical supplies from Singapore to Bengaluru SpiceJet operated its first cargo flight to Singapore from Chennai to bring back medical equipment. 9. Coronavirus | Saudi Arabia to host virtual gathering of energy ministers from the G20 group The meeting follows an OPEC meeting on Thursday to discuss a possible cut in output after a collapse in demand due to the coronavirus and a Saudi-Russian price war caused the market to crash. 10. Coronavirus | Dubai’s Home Marathon to attract 749 runners from 62 nationalities The marathon will take place between 8 am and 6 pm, UAE time, on Friday with a 10-hour time cap. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. | 
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