Highlights: India's Covid-19 cases rise to 28,380; 886 deaths reported

Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa attends video conference meeting of Chief Ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Covid-19 situation.

Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa attends video conference meeting of Chief Ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on COVID19 situation. pic.twitter.com/hCmi5hYgCy

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Uttarakhand CM at video conference with PM Modi: 'Business and trade activities should start in a phase-wise manner, with focus on all precautionary measures; we should slowly come to a way to ease people’s life by turning the situation to normal, all development works in the state is already continuing, MGNREGA works etc. Economic revival is key to moving forward'

Puducherry seeks intervention from Centre for providing PPEs and other medical equipment, starting of industries post lockdown, seeks financial aid, demands grants from central government to fight Covid-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds video conference with the Chief Ministers of all States on Covid-19 situation.

Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal attends video conference meeting of Chief Ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on COVID19 situation. pic.twitter.com/1ZwTHyruzW

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Mizoram talked about how religious they are following lockdown and will continue to follow as directed by the Centre

Speaking at the meeting, Meghalaya CM said the state will continue with lockdown post May 3 with restrictions on inter state movement, inter district movement and relaxation of essential services and medical services.

Delhi Chief Minister is among the heads of states attending the video conference meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Covid-19 situation.

Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal attends video conference meeting of Chief Ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on COVID19 situation. pic.twitter.com/1ZwTHyruzW

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Chief ministers of nine states will speak at the video conference with the prime minister. They are chief minister of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Gujarat,and Haryana

Prime Minister Modi's video conference with chief ministers has begun.The focus of the meeting will be on lockdown and exit straegy

Thirty six new cases of coronavirus disease Covid-19 has been reported in Rajasthan, taking the total number of cases in the state to 2,221, Rajasthan health department said on Monday.

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The number of Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 1,018 to 155,193, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Monday, reports Reuters.

The death toll rose by 110 to 5,750, according to the tally.

Bihar has reported 13 new Covid-19 cases today, taking the total number of cases to 290,according to Sanjay Kumar, Bihar Principal Secretary (Health): ANI

Asian markets rallied Monday as the rate of deaths from coronavirus sank in several badly hit countries, while leaders stepped up plans to reopen their economies, though oil prices sank with supply glut fears overshadowing output reductions, reports AFP.

Traders are also keeping a keen eye on key meetings of central banks in Japan, the US and Europe this week, hoping for further financial support to offset the impact of the virus, which is expected to have sent the world into recession.

India recorded 1,396 new Covid-19 cases and 48 deaths from the disease in last 24 hours, taking the total number of Coronavirus cases in the country to 27,892, according to the figures released by the Union health ministry on Monday morning.

These include 20,835 active cases, 6,184 cured/ discharged patients, 872 deaths and one migrated case.

Jharkhand's Jamatra has reported its first Covid-19 positive case. With this, the total number of positive cases in the state rise to 83: Jharkhand Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni: ANI