01) INDIA
In Highest
Spike, Maharashtra Reports 1,008 Coronavirus Cases In A Day
Currently 1,63,026 people are in home quarantine while 11,677 are in institutional quarantine, the government statement said.
Maharashtra on Friday reported 1,008 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day spike so far. The state's total crossed the 11,500-mark including 485 deaths; 26 in the last 24 hours.
Mumbai, the worst-hit city in the country, added 751 new cases to its tally, taking the total to 7,812. Five COVID-19 patients died on Friday, news agency PTI reported, taking the number of COVID-19 deaths in the metropolis to 295.
With 106 patients discharged on Friday, total recoveries in the state stands at 1,879.
On Friday, ten deaths were reported from Pune city, five in Mumbai, three is Jalgaon district and one each in Pune, Sindhudurg, Bhiwandi, Thane, Nanded, Aurangabad and Parbhani districts. 15 of the 26 patients who died had comorbidities.
In Mumbai, 95 patients were discharged in 24 hours.
Currently 1,63,026 people are in home quarantine while 11,677 are in institutional quarantine, the government statement said.
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02) INDIA
2 More Weeks Of COVID-19 Lockdown, India
The
nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more weeks from May 4,
the government said today, noting significant gains from the six-week shutdown
in India's fight to slow the spread of COVID-19. Extending the lockdown for the
second time, the home ministry announced new guidelines based on the
demarcation of the country into red zones with "significant risk of spread
of the infection"; green zones with either zero cases or no confirmed
cases in the past 21 days; and those in between as orange. While some curbs
will apply across the country, there will be considerable relaxations in
districts in green and orange zones to revive economic activity that has been
stalled during the tough restrictions in place since March 25. The government
said the stringent restrictions have kept coronavirus cases to a relatively low
35,365 as of Friday, with 1,152 deaths. No activity except most essential will
be allowed in containment zones. The biggest and most economically-important
cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ahmedabad, all marked
red zones, will stay under strict lockdown.
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03) US
The 'tsunami' of
airline job losses has begun in Europe. US carriers could be next
International airlines are starting the
painful process of scaling back their businesses as the
prospect of a quick recovery from the coronavirus pandemic fades and carriers
prepare for a world where
people fly much less.
International airlines are starting the
painful process of scaling back their businesses as the
prospect of a quick recovery from the coronavirus pandemic fades and carriers
prepare for a world where
people fly much less.
This week alone, Europe's top airlines said
they would have to shed tens of thousands of jobs as they race to slash costs
because of the rapidly deteriorating medium-term outlook for aviation.
Ryanair (RYAAY), Lufthansa (DLAKY), British Airways, Scandinavian Airlines (SASDF) and Air France-KLM (AFLYY) could shed as
many as 32,000 jobs among them as they shrink their businesses to
account for an industry that will take years to recover from the pandemic. More
are likely to follow.
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04) US
USA Gymnastics suspends coach Maggie Haney for 8 years
USA Gymnastics has suspended New Jersey gymnastics coach Maggie Haney -- once the coach of Olympic champion Laurie Hernandez -- for eight years over allegations that she had verbally and emotionally abused gymnasts.
USAG, the sport's governing body in the United States, confirmed the suspension to CNN after the Orange County Register first reported it Wednesday.
USAG said a "hearing related to Maggie Haney" had concluded in a statement to CNN, adding that an independent panel "found that Ms. Haney violated the USA Gymnastics Code of Ethical Conduct, Safe Sport Policy, and other policies. As a result, the hearing panel determined that Ms. Haney is suspended from membership, and any coaching of USA Gymnastics athletes or in member clubs, for a period of eight years..."
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05) US
Justice Dept. scrutinizes White
House-connected doctor
linked to disputed coronavirus treatment
Federal prosecutors are examining the
communications of a New York family doctor whose work has been discussed on Fox
News and who has been in touch with the White House to tout an anti-malarial as
a treatment for the novel coronavirus, according to people contacted as part of
the inquiry.
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