Covid-19 Highlights: France registers big slump in deaths in last 24 hours

PM lauded local administration and every state government are leaving no stone unturned in order to defeat pandemic.

PM said strict measures will be taken against people hurting or discriminating against Covid-19 warriors.

PM said a flight was arranged to ensure that medicines reach to the people who need it the most amid the lockdown.

PM launched a digital portal called Covidwarriors.gov.in and asked people to join the fight against the pandemic. He said it has been used by healthcare and frontline workers to develop united front against Covid-19.

PM Modi has said that farmers unfazed by the pandemic are working hard to provide food and doctors are working against the clock to fight against Covid-19 pandemic.

PM Narendra Modi will begin his radio address Mann Ki Baat shortly, you can listen to his speech here.

British PM Boris Johnson will resume work from Monday but the death in UK have crossed the 20,000 mark and pressure increases on the government to roll out measures both healthwise and economic to dull the effects of the pandemic.

Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson will return to work at the start of this week, according to reports, just hours after it was announced the UK's #coronavirus death toll has passed the "tragic" milestone of 20,000 https://t.co/vf0eNmGPU0 pic.twitter.com/PL75dlnQoh

— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 26, 2020

Following social distancing norms food is being distributed to the needy in Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi.

Delhi: Food being distributed to the needy in Laxmi Nagar area, amid lockdown due to #COVID19; social distancing norms being followed pic.twitter.com/Beh0VCHypQ

— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2020

"Players will be permitted access to the Colney grounds next week," the North London football club said in a statement. Premier League in England is currently suspended due to Covid-19.

CDS Rawat said downloading the app will enable them to track if any personnel has fallen ill or not.

I am very happy to inform you that all our people have downloaded the Aarogya Setu application and should anyone get affected, we would be able to pick that up very soon. We would be able to ensure that the spread does not happen: Chief Of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ROSbdoTA2Q

— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2020

Highlighting the necessity of Make in India and how it will strengthen India's regional prowess, CDS Rawat said Covid-19 outlined the path of self-reliance for India.

#WATCH COVID19 has taught us a lesson that the time has now come to be self-reliant...In India, when we're looking at becoming a regional power, we'll have to support others&not be dependent on support. It becomes important we support Make in India: CDS General Bipin Rawat pic.twitter.com/BI91RZPHcJ

— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2020

CDS General B Rawat told ANI that citizens should adhere to the directions issued by the government if the fight against Covid-19 has to be won.

This is a time when certain directions have been issued which we have to adhere if we want to fight the menace of COVID19. Patience and discipline will help us overcome this problem of COVID19: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat to ANI https://t.co/Ko6VmiRZyZ

— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2020

Odisha has 103 cases of Covid-19, a state health department official told PTI. The state has reported a signle Covid-19 death so far.

India has recorded 26,496 cases of Covid-19, as 1,990 fresh cases were reported. Around 22% of the total patients have recovered. Death toll all over the nation has touched 824. Gujarat and Maharashtra account for 40.37% of the cases and 55.33% of the deaths reported nationwide.

Mexico has reported 970 new cases of Covid-19 taking the national tally to 13,842. 84 people died taking the death toll in the Latin American country to 1,305.