Page 1999 - Coronavirus

World coronavirus dispatch: Lockdowns go into June; US halts immigration

Even as nations in the East are being cautious, some others, mainly in Europe, think the worst has passed for them and are looking to ease restrictions - read these and more in today's dispatch

India coronavirus dispatch: Continuing legislative work through a crisis

From a continued shortage of safety gears for health workers, to unforeseeable dangers of mass surveillance, and whether to do rapid tests or not - read these and more in today's India dispatch

Best of BS Opinion: Beyond Covid-19 red zones, oil price crash, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Centre asks West Bengal not to block its teams on Covid-19 situation

The opposition, BJP and CPI-M have been repeatedly attacking Mamata Banerjee over low testing rates in the state which may result in silent (asymptomatic) carriers going undetected

Kerala's approach to containing corona

Its people-centric response has mobilised the whole state against the pandemic

The communal virus

Muslims should not be targeted for Tablighi Jamaat's errors

Netflix adds 15.8 mn customers during quarantine, warns boost is temporary

Total revenue rose to $5.77 billion from $4.52 billion. Analysts on average had expected $5.76 billion

High expectations raise risk for stocks of general insurance companies

Benefits of lower claims could get offset by subdued premium collection and fixed costs

Wall Street tumbles as oil crash stirs Covid-19 fears; Dow falls over 2%

All 11 S&P 500 sector indexes fell 1.6 per cent or more, with energy sliding for the seventh time in eight sessions

Brent oil futures plunge again as growing glut feeds market panic

Monday and Tuesday have been two of the most turbulent days in the history of oil trading, as investors confronted the reality that worldwide supply will overwhelm demand for months or years

Trump immigration order to last 30-90 days, apply to permanent immigrants

Other workers such as those on so-called H1-B visas would be covered in a separate action

Covid-19 outbreak: Community transmission is still a mystery amid lockdown

Even as the government races to trace contacts of Covid patients, officials have continued to ward away any suggestion of community transmission.

Maharashtra govt withdraws Covid-19 lockdown relaxations for Mumbai, Pune

Over 1,300 firms have received the MIDC nod to resume operations amid the lockdown

Coronavirus clouds Infy's prospects; firm suspends guidance over pressure

Q4 results also indicate the quantum of pain Infosys is witnessing due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Lockdown 2.0: Our targets for project award won't decline, says Gadkari

In an interview to Megha Manchanda, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari says he is optimistic about the sector meeting its project execution target in a time-bound manner

It's a better option to take advance EPF than a loan during tough times

The usual advice is that one should not withdraw from their EPF account because it hurts the retirement corpus

Mango growers in UP want institutional procurement to tide over lockdown

They also seek 24-hour power supply and want corrugated box units to function, so that packing material is easily available when dussehri is ready for harvest

RBI considers standing deposit facility to manage extra liquidity

No firm decision has been reached on this, said sources. The SDF, when introduced, will become the lower bound of the corridor for the liquidity management window.

World Gold Council plans consumer marketing in India, promotes digital gold

Move spurred by unprecedented decline in demand; WGC is also working with large institutions for a bullion exchange in India, and with assaying centres to build consumers' trust

Fearing NPAs, banks shoot off notices to malls for loan repayment

Banks want tenants to make payment in escrow accounts