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Coronavirus in US: Wells Fargo caps role in SME rescue program at $10 bn

Bank of America Corp, the first large bank to begin accepting applications on Friday morning, said it received 85,000 applications requesting $ 22 billion on the first day.

Covid-19: Mass compliance and social control

The govt must resist the temptation to use public acquiescence to meet an unprecedented crisis to extend partisan and undemocratic agendas which would have been debated in normal circumstances

India coronavirus dispatch: How is rural India managing the pandemic?

From empathy for those in isolation, to the challenges of managing a pandemic in rural India, and why pregnant women need to be monitored - read these and more in today's India coronavirus dispatch

International coronavirus dispatch: Trump warns of 'toughest' weeks ahead

From US President Donald Trump warning about the toughest weeks ahead, to Greece quarantining its second migrant camp, and the UAE is ramping up its stimulus, read these and more in today's dispatch

'Precautionary step': Boris Johnson hospitalised for coronavirus tests

The Prime Minister thanks NHS staff for all of their incredible hard work and urges the public to continue to follow the Government's advice to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.

Oil prices skids after Saudi-Russia talks, stocks jump on Covid-19 slowdown

Brent crude fell as much as $ 3 in early Asian trading after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed a meeting over a potential pact to cut production to Thursday.

Covid-19 in US: 1.6 mn tests conducted, Trump urges people to stay at home

President Trump on Saturday said that he has sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the sale of Hydroxychloroquine tablets ordered by the US to treat the growing number of coronavirus

Covid-19: Sec 144 extended till Apr 14 in Noida; 324 violators arrested

Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining Delhi, in western Uttar Pradesh has so far recorded 58 positive cases of coronavirus

Covid-19 Factoid: Spike in critical cases globally, and 3 other data trends

From the US continuing its rapid increase in number of confirmed cases, to the UK's strikingly low recovery rates, and the spread by the virus by density in Indian states, here are the key data trends

Social media chides people for bursting crackers on PM's 9 pm 9 mins call

While many put up video clips and pictures of themselves lighting candles, most social media posts came down heavily against those bursting crackers

Coronavirus LIVE: India lights lamps to find strength, hope in dark times

Coronavirus updates: The number of Covid-19 cases have reached 1,265,480 worldwide, and around 69,000 have died so far. Stay tuned to Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates

Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus outbreak, RBI moratorium, and more

Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up the views

Govt may allow flight ops in staggered manner after lockdown ends

Except Air India, all other airlines have been taking bookings for commercial passenger services from April 15

Coronavirus outbreak: Cash-rich companies find favour in testing times

Healthy net cash position acts as an insurance against the demand downcycle

Interdependence in corona world

What should countries like India do, with limited testing facilities and even more limited public health infrastructures?

NITI Aayog seeks help from NGOs, UN, industry bodies in combating Covid-19

The initiative is being undertaken by the empowered group, constituted on March 29 under the Disaster Management Act 2005 and headed by Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog

Several may lose jobs amid coronavirus outbreak, says CEO Snap Poll

Further, most firms (80 per cent) have claimed that their inventory was lying idle at present

Covid-19: Gartner revokes job offers at IIMs; IITs too witness cancellation

With countries closing borders and entering into lockdowns, recruiters, especially MNCs, are revisiting their hiring plans and are either revoking offers, or postponing joining dates.

Coronavirus: Now, Bhopal cops have a song about challenges and solutions

Now the department is ferrying local DJs from colony to colony who play the song and follow it up with a short message

With no income and food, Dharavi gasps for air as Covid-19 cases increase

Overcrowding, unsanitary conditions in Asia's largest slum pose big challenges to containment