Highlights| Six employees of Mumbai's Taj hotel test positive for coronavirus

Six employees of Taj hotel in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus and have been admitted in Bombay hospital, officials from Bombay hospital and Brihanmumbai municipal corporation (BMC) told HT.

Budget carrier IndiGo on Saturday said one of its staff passed away due to coronavirus infection in Chennai.

"We are extremely sorry and saddened by the demise of one of our beloved employees in Chennai due to infection of Covid 19 virus," an airline spokesperson told PTI on Saturday.

Lockdown in Telangana to be extended till April 30. The announcement came hours after chief ministers' video call with PM Modi on Saturday. Apart from Telangana, Punjab, Odisha and Maharashtra have extended the lockdown till April 30 as well.

Maharashtra reports 187 new Covid-19 cases today in the state, taking the state tally to 1,761. 17 new deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state.

Chhattisgarh Government makes wearing of masks compulsory in public places, according to news agency ANI.

1.1 million-pupil public school system will be closed for the rest of the school year as the city struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday, according to a report in AP.

Public schools in New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the virus outbreak, have been closed since March 16. A massive effort to move instruction online has met with mixed success in the city, where many low-income students lack Wi-Fi and devices for connecting to their virtual classrooms.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced that the statewide lockdown will be extended for another fortnight after April 14 but with certain relaxations to agricultural and industrial sectors to ensure minimal impact on the economy. The CM was briefing media after a nearly four-hour long video conference that PM Modi had with CM’s of all states.

"10 new Covid-19 cases reported in Kerala today; 7 from Kannur, 1 from Kozhikode, 2 from Kasaragod. 7 have foreign travel history while 3 have contact history with positive Covid-19 patients. Total number of cases stands at 373 now, of which 228 are active cases," says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, as quoted by ANI.

The Planning, Economics and Statistics Department of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday issued an order allowing utilisation of MLA Local Area Development Fund (MLALADF) for dealing with coronavirus crisis, reported PTI.

The United States became the first country to report more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, marking a grim milestone as billions around the world celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown from home, according to a report in AFP.

On Monday, we will complete 5 weeks since the first case of Coronavirus was reported in the state. We can say that till now we have been successful in preventing the multiplication of the number of cases up to some extent: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

Coronavirus cases in India rose to 7,529, taking the death toll to 242. To contain the spread of the virus, Punjab, Odisha and Maharashtra extended the lockdown till April 30.

"Maharashtra will continue to be locked down till April 30. The state will show the way to the country even in these tough times," said CM Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday after video call with PM Modi over coronavirus outbreak.

PM suggests specific measures for agriculture and allied sector including modification of agri-market laws to facilitate sale of farm produce, reports PTI.

Next 3-4 weeks critical to determine impact of steps taken till now to curb spread of the virus: PM tells chief ministers on Covid-19 fight, according to news agency PTI.