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Rajasthan now has 1,628 Covid-19 cases after 52 new cases were reported from the state on Tuesday, reports ANI.

Of the new cases, four are in Bhilwara, two each in Dausa, Jaisalmer and Tonk, 34 in Jaipur, one each in Jhunjhunu, Nagour and Sawai Madhopur and five cases are in Jodhpur. The total count includes 25 deaths and 205 recovered patients, according to a state health department releases.

The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Monday night calling for global action to rapidly scale up development, manufacturing and access to medicine, vaccines and medical equipment to confront the new coronavirus pandemic, reports news agency Associated Press.

The Mexican-drafted resolution requests U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to work with the World Health Organization and recommend options to ensure timely and equitable access to testing, medical supplies, drugs and future coronavirus vaccines for all in need, especially in developing countries.

An 80-year-old Covid-19 patient has died in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district. With this, the death toll in state has risen to 17, according to the state medical education minister K Sudhakar: PTI

Person living in Rashtrapati Bhavan premises tests positive for coronavirus, 125 families advised to remain in self quarantine

Coronavirus cases in India have breached the 18,000-mark with the death toll climbing to 590. According to health ministry figures released on Tuesday morning, there are 14, 759 active cases in the country while 3251 patients have been cured / discharged.

In order to help farmers sell their produce without any hassle and to ensure uninterrupted supply of essentials in the national capital, the agriculture produce market in Azadpur will remain open round the clock from Tuesday (April 21) till the lockdown is lifted, Delhi minister Gopal Rai said on Monday.

The decision was taken a day after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Delhi will witness no relaxation in the lockdown norms from April 20 – the revised guidelines of the Union home ministry have made some relaxations for certain sectors till May 3, such as construction work, IT companies, online deliveries and farming sector, among others.

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#WATCH Delhi: Traffic outside Azadpur Sabzi Mandi today; the vegetable market will now remain open for 24 hours. Movement of trucks allowed from 10 pm till 6 am; vegetables and fruits will be sold from 6 am till 10 pm. #CoronavirusLockdown pic.twitter.com/beQQmwzGbF

— ANI (@ANI) April 21, 2020

US coronavirus deaths topped 42,000 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as more protesters gathered in state capitals to demand an early end to the lockdowns, while officials pleaded for patience until more testing becomes available.

The United States has by far the world's largest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, with more than 774,000 infections, up 20,000 on Monday, with several states yet to report. New reported U.S. cases appear to be slowing from about 30,000 a day last week.

The New York State Nurses Association sued the state and two hospitals on Monday to force them to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among its members, highlighting the growing disputes over workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic, reports Reuters.

The association sued the New York Department of Health, Montefiore Medical Center and the parent company of the Westchester Medical Center. The nurses asked judges to order the defendants to provide masks and other protection to nurses.

"These lawsuits were filed to protect our nurses, our patients and our communities from grossly inadequate and negligent protections,” said a statement from Pat Kane, the association's executive director.

Saudi Arabia extended on Monday the suspension of praying in the Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the presidency of the Two Holy Mosques said on Twitter citing its President General Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais.: Reuters

The 193 members of the UN General Assembly on Monday adopted by consensus a resolution that calls for "equitable, efficient and timely" access to any future vaccines developed to fight coronavirus, reports AFP.

The resolution also highlights the "crucial leading role" played by the World Health Organization, which has faced criticism from Washington and others about its handling of the pandemic.

US records 1,433 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally, reports AFP.

Districts across Delhi have been asked to identify additional quarantine centres, including paid facilities, for suspected Covid-19 patients, as the number of positive cases in the city spiked to 2,081 on Monday.