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Covid-19: Odisha makes wearing masks mandatory while venturing out of house

It further stated that Covid-19 is "assuming grave threat to the health of the general public in the state" and the virus is "believed to be spreading through droplets."

Chhattisgarh Police use app to keep an eye on home quarantined people

Nearly 6,200 people, most of them with history of travel to foreign nations or other affected states in India, are being kept under home quarantine in Janjgir-Champa district.

Rush hour and tougher questions ahead for both Mint Road and banks

Piecemeal regulatory forbearance will not go far and tougher questions will be asked of both Mint Road and banks, reports Raghu Mohan

Airbnb gets $1 bn investment to thrive in a world changed by Covid-19

Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners will invest the money into the home-sharing platform in the form of debt and equity, according to Airbnb.

IndusInd, HDFC Bank surge up to 21% post Q4 biz update amid Covid-19 woes

Analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities expect banks to report healthy earnings due to the Reserve Bank of India's loan moratorium

Covid-19: Reducing migrant labour to biological body with no human value

Various incidents from across India suggest that poor migrant workers have been reduced to being just bodies devoid of any humanity

Coronavirus: Gujarat govt ropes in pvt firms to manufacture PPE, N95 masks

The state government feels it will be better prepared to fight the disease if local manufacturers provide such vital equipment, chief minister's secretary Ashwani Kumar said on Monday.

Bajaj Finance slips 5% after Co briefs on business impact due to Covid-19

The company reported a 27 per cent AUM growth in the March 2020 quarter (Q4) compared to its 7-quarter average growth of 37 per cent

OPEC+ likely to cut oil production only if US joins efforts: Report

Worldwide oil demand has dropped by roughly 30%, or about 30 million barrels a day, at the same time that Saudi Arabia and Russia have been flooding markets with extra supply.

Govt lifts partial ban on Covid-19 drug, paracetamol on US request: Report

The Ministry of External Affairs and pharma industry will decide on such allocations depending on the humanitarian crisis, sources said

Coronavirus: Boeing suspends production of 787 at South Carolina plant

The announcement came soon after the state's governor issued an order on Monday directing residents to stay home except for essential trips.

Covid-19: Boris Johnson shifted to intensive care unit as symptoms worsen

The Prime Minister has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is the First Secretary of State, to deputise for him where necessary," the spokesperson said

Covid-19 lockdown: Italy injects 400 bn euro into economy to boost business

The civil protection service said the daily number of official Covid-19 deaths rose to 636 on Monday from 525 the day before.

US chipmakers oppose proposed export rule changes amid Covid-19 crisis

In a letter sent on Monday, nine groups urged U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to allow public comment before putting the rules into effect to avoid unintended consequences

Covid-19: Netanyahu, Putin agree on movement, coordination of med supplies

"They also agreed to enable movement between Russia and Israel so that citizens of the two countries will be able to return home," Netanyahu's office said in a statement

Top headlines: Sebi curbs MF timings, Bajaj Finance loses 350,000 customers

Business Standard brings you top business headlines of the day

UN Security Council to hold first coronavirus meeting on Thursday: Report

Nine of the 10 non-permanent members formally requested a meeting featuring a presentation by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

India coronavirus dispatch: 1 undiagnosed case can infect 16,000 in 14 days

The impact of a single undiagnosed case, practising information hygiene, and what you can do to tide over the economic fallout - read these and more in today's India coronavirus dispatch

China reports no new coronavirus deaths for first time since January

Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas

Covid-19 crisis: British PM Johnson taken to ICU, Trump wishes him well

Johnson, 55, was tested positive for coronavirus more than 10 days ago and was admitted to the hospital a day earlier, which Downing Street said was done as part of a precautionary measure.