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MHA has given certain conditions on allowing movement to stranded tourists, migrant workers and students.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allows movement of migrant workers, tourists, students etc. stranded at various places. #CoronavirusLockdown pic.twitter.com/3JH2YPAuQU

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic dealt a crushing blow to US economy as 4.8% of its GDP collapsed in the Q1 of 2020.

#BREAKING US GDP collapsed 4.8% in 2020 first quarter as #coronavirus hit pic.twitter.com/LRTr24RpA1

— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 29, 2020

Boeing have announced severe cost-cutting measures to tide over the losses.

#BREAKING Boeing has announced sweeping cost-cutting measures after reporting a first-quarter loss of $641 million following the hit to the airline business from the coronavirus pandemic pic.twitter.com/a9FAYdxxLo

— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 29, 2020

Mamata Banerjee said lockdown restrictions, according to experts, should continue till the end of May.

Our experts feel COVID-19 restrictions should continue till end of May: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 29, 2020

With 1,008 people dead and 31,787 total cases, India saw a surge of 1,813 cases in 24 hours.

Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan expressed hope that India will fight Covid-19 efficiently as the nation is posed better in terms of death rates as well rate of doubling of disease.

288 govt labs working along with 97 private lab chains with around 16,000 sample collection centres&testing around 60,000 tests per day. Govt is working to increase testing capacity to 1 lakh tests per day within next few days: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister. #COVID19

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2020

Dr R Vishwakarma, CSIR-IIM director, said trials of Sepsivac have begun on patients at PGIMER Chandigarh.

Large number of lives can be saved if its trials are successful. If it works, It'll take at least 3 months to be available for COVID-19 treatment. But we'ill still need other medicines: Dr Ram Vishwakarma,CSIR-IIIM Director
& coordinator of trial for use of Sepsivac in COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/cLTEbr5A0a

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2020

West Bengal Chief Secretary told the media that active cases in the state have reached 550.

33 new cases have been reported in West Bengal; total active cases in the state stand at 550: Rajiva Sinha, West Bengal Chief Secretary (File pic) pic.twitter.com/rIJJd9789D

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2020

Labour leader Keir Starmer questioned foreign minister Dominic Raab about the number of deaths about the number of deaths but after listing the government's response he countered the official toll of 21,678 deaths with his own number which took the numbers to 27,241.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said 2-3k kids will return to bengal from Kota via buses.

Around 2,500 to 3,000 students from Rajasthan's Kota will board buses today evening. It will take 3 days for them to reach here: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pic.twitter.com/Gx6bmNyAZi

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2020

Bihar minister Sanjay paswan said not bringing in the children from Kota can affect votes and it is necessary that CM fulfil his duty to bring in the children from Rajasthan.

It's CM's duty to bring back our children. It's also causing us political loss. He should bring all children before 3rd May. Election going to be held this yr. Almost all middle class families have at least 1 child studying in Kota: Sanjay Paswan, BJP MLC&ex-Union Minister #Bihar pic.twitter.com/OZcAcRy9gM

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2020

Spain's Covid-19 death rate has slightly gone up as the second-most affected nation reported 325 fresh deaths.

#BREAKING Spain daily toll slightly higher with 325 new #coronavirus deaths pic.twitter.com/lln7hdhnSy

— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 29, 2020

Punjab has extended the curfew in the state for 2 more weeks. Punjab CM told media persons via video that lockdown restrictions will be eased for 4 hours every week.

#WATCH Lockdown will be lifted from 7 am to 11 am every day; during this time people can come out of their houses and shops will be opening. Also, we have decided to extend the curfew in the state by two more weeks: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/tHTaE22NYB

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2020

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma tweeted that 16 contacts of the index patient have tested negative for Covid-19.

16 family members of the index patient were tested again, including the 8 who were positive. Their test results came in today and they have all tested negative. 8 positive cases will need to be tested again after 24 hours as per protocol to completely declare them as recovered.

— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) April 29, 2020

PPE scarcity has struck Noida's hospital leading to protests by Noida's Sector 30's hospital workers. They have also lodged a complaint to Noida DM.

Gautam Buddha Nagar: Health workers of district hospital in Noida,Sector 30 today met DM&complained about Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) not being given to them by hospital.They say,"One of our staff tested positive due to lack of protective gear,still they don't give PPE". pic.twitter.com/Y3rWWm1jAS

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 29, 2020