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Apple, Google join hands on 'contact tracing' technology to curb Covid-19
Smartphones powered by Apple software and Google-backed Android operating system would be able to exchange information
 "Apple, Google join hands on 'contact tracing' technology to curb Covid-19")
Coronavirus: Eli Lilly starts testing; Gilead drug shows positive signs
Lilly said it currently does not anticipate shortages for any of its medicines, including baricitinib
 "Coronavirus: Eli Lilly starts testing; Gilead drug shows positive signs")
Apple may launch the new iPhone SE next week, says analyst Jeff Pu
In a research note with Chinese research firm GF Securities, Pu claimed that the current 'Engineering Verification Test' stage of iPhone 12 development may have been extended by 2 weeks to late April
 "Apple may launch the new iPhone SE next week, says analyst Jeff Pu")
Coronavirus: Kohli, Ishant praise Delhi Police for providing food to poor
Delhi police personnel are performing their duties day and night, so let's help Delhi Police by staying at our homes and not paying heed to rumours, says Ishant Sharma
 "Coronavirus: Kohli, Ishant praise Delhi Police for providing food to poor")
Covid-19: US already in recession; Trump accuses China of taking advantage
Economists believe the US economy of the United States entered recession in March only
 "Covid-19: US already in recession; Trump accuses China of taking advantage")
Covid-19 crisis: Modi holds meeting with CMs, discusses lockdown extension
The Union Home Ministry has sought views of state governments on various aspects
 "Covid-19 crisis: Modi holds meeting with CMs, discusses lockdown extension")
Covid-19: Poor countries staring at a debt crisis, says UN report
Many workers in the gig economy, dominated by service sector start-ups, are poorly protected against income losses in a recession
 "Covid-19: Poor countries staring at a debt crisis, says UN report")
Covid-19: Trump threatens those refusing deportees with new visa sanctions
Orders Homeland Security secretary to notify the State Department if any country's government 'denies or unreasonably delays' the repatriation of its citizens deported from the US
 "Covid-19: Trump threatens those refusing deportees with new visa sanctions")
India to export 90,000 tonnes of surplus wheat to Afghanistan, Lebanon
. According to the second government estimate, the country is set to harvest a record wheat production of 106.21 million tonne in the 2019-20 crop year on the back of good rains
 "India to export 90,000 tonnes of surplus wheat to Afghanistan, Lebanon")
40 deaths in a day: India suffers its biggest single-day Covid-19 toll yet
Among 7,447 Covid-19 positive cases, 6,565 are active cases and 643 are cured, discharged and migrated and 239 patients who have succumbed to the virus
 "40 deaths in a day: India suffers its biggest single-day Covid-19 toll yet")
Covid-19: US sees 2,108 deaths in a day; France, Brazil tallies top 1,000
The death toll in the United States has surpassed the level of 16,500 so far
 "Covid-19: US sees 2,108 deaths in a day; France, Brazil tallies top 1,000")
Hong Kong's success against Covid-19: A tutorial for India and the world
The small city state has benefited from lessons learned after it was the epicentre of the SARS epidemic, keeping infections to less than 1,000, writes Rahul Jacob
 "Hong Kong's success against Covid-19: A tutorial for India and the world")
Between extending lockdown and lifting it, India must walk the middle path
The lockdown has worked. But an overdose of it could kill through long-lasting side-effects. It should be systematically loosened or de-escalated
 "Between extending lockdown and lifting it, India must walk the middle path")
Coronavirus LIVE updates: India cases at 7,600, US cases top half a million
Global number for coronavirus cases has neared 1.7 million, less than a week after breaching the 1-million mark. Death toll has passed 100,000. Stay tuned to Business Standard for LIVE updates
 "Coronavirus LIVE updates: India cases at 7,600, US cases top half a million")
India coronavirus dispatch: The impact of a pandemic on globalisation
From geographical mapping to fight Covid-19, to the impact of a pandemic on globalisation, and whether the curve has really flattened in India - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: The impact of a pandemic on globalisation")
World coronavirus dispatch: EU finally announces $560-bn relief package
From Italy and Spain extending their lockdowns, to Yemen's first coronavirus case, and Amazon starting its own test facility - read these and more in today's world digest
 "World coronavirus dispatch: EU finally announces $560-bn relief package")
Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19, creating fiscal space for states, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19, creating fiscal space for states, and more")
Industry to face 'new normal' once Covid-19 crisis ends: Suresh Narayanan
Apart from adapting to changes like remote workplaces and stricter hygiene measures at manufacturing units, the crisis may alter the way brands communicate with their consumers
 "Industry to face 'new normal' once Covid-19 crisis ends: Suresh Narayanan")
Local industry cries foul over nil import duty on Covid-19 medical supplies
Indian players who have invested in their units to rise up to the occassion say they may end up with idle capacity once Chinese firms ramp up production and bring prices down
Shortage of workers in clearing cargo clogs airports, ports, railways
If lockdown continues, cargo movement is expected to drop another 10-15%
 "Shortage of workers in clearing cargo clogs airports, ports, railways")