Coronavirus: US will donate ventilators to India, Donald Trump says

E-challans are to be issued against their vehicles and fine amount has to be recorded as "unpaid". Absolutely no cash transactions should take place

The total number of positive cases in the state is now 4,688, total deaths125

While around 10 lakh maize farmers will get Rs 5,000 each, the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers would get an incentive of Rs 3,000 each through cooperative institutions, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said. "About 10 lakh maize farmers are suffering as they are not getting proper price, that is why I have decided to give Rs 5,000 relief to each farmer, it is about Rs 500 crore commitment," he told reporters. He said there were about 40,250 ASHA workers in the state and each would get Rs 3,000 each, which will add up to about Rs 12.50 crore.

Such devices can be potential carrier of the virus and lead to infection among healthcare workers, they warn.

"Use of smokeless tobacco also creates an unhygienic environment which further spreads the diseases. Large gathering at the retail outlets where smokeless tobacco products are sold, also pose the risk of spread of COVID-19," he said.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for doctor-petitioner Arushi Jain, said that resident doctors in government hospitals, after completing 7/14 days on duty, are supposed to be quarantined. He said these doctors are quarantined in places where they have to share rooms, bathrooms but it should be done in places, where social distancing can be maintained. Rohatgi said this type of arrangements would defeat the purpose of quarantining and corona warriors will fall down.

The SC bench refused to entertain an application seeking a direction to the Centre to ask all district magistrates to identify stranded migrant workers and provide shelter, food to them before ensuring their free transportation to native places, in view of the recent incident at Aurangabad in which 16 workers were mowed down by a goods train. The bench asked solicitor general Tushar Mehta whether there was any way to stop these migrants workers from walking on the roads. Mehta said states are providing inter-state transport to the migrant workers but if the people start walking on foot instead of waiting for transportation, then nothing can be done.

Market regulator Sebi on Friday extended the deadline for brokers to submit reports on client funding and daily margin till June 30 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.This is the second instance when the regulator has extended the deadline for compliance.The decision comes after receiving a representation from stock exchanges, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular.The regulator has given time till June 30 to brokers for submitting reports on client funding for the month of April and March quarter reports on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications.

A top US senator has unveiled an 18-point plan, including enhancing military ties with India, to hold the Chinese government accountable for its "lies, deception, and cover-ups" that ultimately led to the global Covid-19 pandemic. The prominent suggestions are moving manufacturing chain from China and deepening military-strategic ties India, Vietnam and Taiwan. "This is a major wake-up call to the United States and the rest of the free world. My plan of action will hold the Chinese government accountable for lying about Covid-19; sanctioning the Chinese government while protecting America's economy, public health, and national security," said Senator Thom Tillis.

It seeks response from Centre on a bunch of petitions by industrial units saying they have no means to pay since there is no production.

The person from the Rohingya community and a local person who lives in the Cox's Bazar district who also tested positive have been isolated, the country's refugee commissioner, said Thursday. Teams have been activated for treatment of the patients as well as tracing people they may have encountered and quarantining and testing of those contacts, Louise Donovan, a spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency said.