Breaking News LIVE April 20: Oil price plummets to historic lows, Wall Street dips
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Oil price plummets to historic lows, Wall Street dips
Stocks are slipping in afternoon trading on Wall Street, as the price of oil cratered to historic lows Monday, cheaper than bottled water.
The S&P 500 was down 0.8%, as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, after wavering between sharper and milder losses. But the market's most dramatic action was in oil, where benchmark U.S. crude for May delivery plummeted to a record low below $1.50 per barrel, a 90% drop in just one day. (AP)
Coronavirus cases in national capital rise to 2081
Coronavirus cases in national capital rise to 2081; death toll climbs to 47
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84 new cases of Covid-19 in UP, state's tally reaches 1184
Total 1184 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the state so far which includes 814 patients linked to the Tablighi Jamaat and people they came in contact with.
Dharavi reports 30 new cases
Mumbai: Dharavi reports 30 new cases, area's tally reaches 168 with 11 deaths
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally increases by 283 to 4,483
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally increases by 283 to 4,483: Health Minister Rajesh Tope
Afghanistan thanks India for medicines and wheat during Covid-19 crisis
Thank you my friend PM Narendra Modi & thank you India for providing 500K tablets of Hydroxychloroquine,100K tablets of paracetamol & 75000 metric tons of wheat, 1st consignment of it (5,000) will reach here in a day or so, for Afghan people: President of Afghanistan, Dr Ashraf Ghani
54 new Covid-19 cases in Bengal, state tally 245
West Bengal chief secretary has said that the state has reported 54 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The state's tally has reached 245.
Kerala govt to reconsider relaxations in lockdown restrictions: Sources
The Kerala government will now reconsider the relaxations on the lockdown restrictions in the state, sources said. This comes after the home ministry pulled up the state government for diluting its guidelines.
According to government sources, it will reconsider dine-in facility at hotels, saloons and allowing pillion riders in two-wheelers. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is likely to announce the amendments in the relaxation measures in a press briefing on Monday.
Rupee slips 5 paise to 76.44 against US dollar in early trade
Rupee slipped 5 paise to 76.44 against US dollar in early trade on Monday. (PTI reports)
Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra cross 4,000-mark
The total number od coronavirus cases in Maharashtra has now crossed the 4,000-mark, while 543 people have died due to infection so far.
Covid-19 relapse cases hit 179 in South Korea
The number of people in South Korea who tested positive again for Covid-19 after making full recoveries has reached 179 since the first such case was identified on April 8, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). (Agency)
Covid-19: G20 health ministers acknowledge health systems' vulnerability to pandemics
Health ministers from the Group of 20 major economies discussed weaknesses in health systems that made the world vulnerable to the novel coronavirus outbreak and other pandemics, a statement said after a virtual meeting on Sunday. "Health Ministers recognised that the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted systemic weaknesses in health systems," the statement said. "It also has shown vulnerabilities in the global community's ability to prevent and respond to pandemic threats," it further read. (Reuters)
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