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Highlights: Global coronavirus death toll crosses 100,000

Coronavirus continues to ravage continents across the globe as more than 1.5 million people are infected. China's Hubei has reported no new cases since the last 48 hours. European Union has reached a $550 billion rescue deal. In India, 206 people have died due to Covid-19.

By HT Correspondent | Updated: Apr 23, 2020 13:33 IST
Highlights: Global coronavirus death toll crosses 100,000
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Over 1.6 million people are infected by Covid-19 which has brought the planet's major cities and economies to a grinding halt. It has been 100 days since the Chinese government reported the first coronavirus cases. The country has been reporting fewer coronavirus cases, most of them returnees. In India, cases continue to surge as the nation remains under a lockdown. European Union after a lot of arguments between its 27 finance minister have reached a deal to help out its ravaged economies and healthcare systems.

10:35 AM IST

PM Modi replies to Brazilian counterpart

The hydroxychloroquine diplomacy between India and other foreign nations has garnered praise for PM Modi as Jair Bolsonaro and Netanyahu thank him for lifting export ban on the anti-malarial drug.

10:32 AM IST

Yemen sees unlikely peace amid coronavirus outbreak

The Yemen civil war between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-led military which has been going on since the last five years has stopped as the Saudi have declared a ceasefire.

10:06 AM IST

Labourers hired to bury the dead in New York

The above satellite image is from New York's Hart Island. The city administration is hiring laborers to bury the dead on the island's potter's field.

<p>Labourers hired to bury the dead in New York</p>
09:59 AM IST

14 cases from Bhopal have been reported

The district administration in Bhopal says 14 fresh cases have been reported from capital region.

09:29 AM IST

Ecuador's Guayaquil badly hit by coronavirus

Guayaquil has reported 68% of Ecuador's cases. The dead in Ecuador's most populous city are being buried in mass graves and dead bodies continue to give out putrid smell as city's mortuary system collapses.

09:07 AM IST

Dharavi cases soar, 5 new cases of Covid-19 reported

2 Tablighi Jamaat attendees and 3 other from Dharavi have tested positive for coronavirus. 3 other people were also diagnosed. 22 cases have been reported from Dharavi.

09:05 AM IST

Bihar coronavirus cases go up, 60 people infected by Covid-19

Bihar has reported 2 fresh cases. These cases too are from Siwan. They have contact history with a returnee from Oman.

08:52 AM IST

Good Friday sees no celebrations due to pandemic in Kerala

The Joseph Metropolitan Cathedral wears a deserted look on Good Friday as coronavirus ravages Kerala.

08:42 AM IST

547 new cases reported nationwide

Over 25 people have died in the last 12 hours due to Covid-19 across the country.

08:37 AM IST

India cases cross 6,400, death toll inches towards 200

With Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Delhi reporting soar in Covid-19 numbers the total cases in India has touched 6,412. 199 people have died so far.

<p>India cases cross 6,400, death toll inches towards 200</p>
08:13 AM IST

Ambala sanitation workers get cheered on by locals

Sanitation workers in Ambala were greeted with claps and garlands when they began their day's work. Flower petals were also showered on the workers who have been sanitizing houses in the area.

08:13 AM IST

Assam man, who died due to Covid-19, attended Tablighi congregation

Hailakandi's Faijul Haque Barbhuyan, 65, who passed away at at Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) had travel history to Saudi Arabia and had also attended the Tablighi congregation at Nizamuddin's Banglewali Masjid.

07:47 AM IST

Assam man is northeast India's first coronavirus fatality

Assam minister HB Sarma said that a person has died in Silchar Medical College due to Covid-19. This is Assam's and the northeastern India's first Covid-19 fatality.

07:44 AM IST

Delhi police use drones to monitor movement in Chandni Chowk area

As Delhi's several zones go under containment, police in the city have been using drones to monitor movement in locales of north Delhi.

07:29 AM IST

Trump calls reporters 'nasty' and asks for softer questions at WH briefing

US President Donald Trump has "made himself lead actor, director and producer" in his Covid-19 press briefings which, according to AFP, has made his few fans demand that the President better leave these briefings to experts.

First published: Apr 10, 2020 05:59 IST