A list of 170 hotspot districts have been identified by the Centre, which includes all six metros and most large cities. The list marked 123 districts as "large outbreaks" -- which includes all nine districts of national capital Delhi. Mumbai, Kolkata, 9 districts of Bengaluru Urban, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur and Agra were among the areas marked hotspots also on the list.
On Wednesday, India was praised by the International Monetary Fund Wednesday for its proactive decision of nationwide lockdown in its fight against coronavirus. A day earlier, the IMF in its World Economic Outlook had forecast India's growth rate to be 1.9 per cent in 2020.
More than 20 lakh jobs are at risk in India's aviation space and dependent sectors in the wake of the pandemic, according to global airlines' grouping International Air Transport Association.
Commercial flight services have been suspended till May 3 as the government has extended the nationwide lockdown in continuing efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus infection, which has already affected more than 11,000 people in the country.
On March 25, India entered a three-week lockdown, which was slated to end on April 14. The lockdown was extended till May 3.
India has 11,439 COVID-19 cases and there have been 393 deaths, according to the latest Health Ministry data.
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Apr 16, 2020 07:46 (IST)
A list of 170 hotspot districts have been identified by the Centre, which includes all six metros and most large cities. The list marked 123 districts as "large outbreaks" -- which includes all nine districts of national capital Delhi. Mumbai, Kolkata, 9 districts of Bengaluru Urban, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur and Agra were among the areas marked hotspots also on the list.
