Day: April 14, 2020

Woman alleges she was stopped by police despite showing her ration card, supplies

Special system used to trace COVID-19 contacts in Nagpur

10:56 pm April 14, 2020

Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s ‘contact tracing system’ was an effective mechanism to track down close contacts of COVID-19 patients and contain the spread of the pandemic, a senior civic official said on Tuesday. Municipal commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said it was crucial to identify high-risk contacts of COVID-19 patients and break the chain of infections. […]

MP COVID-19 count rises by 184; seven more patients die

Madhya Pradesh: BJP’s coronavirus task force holds first meeting

10:50 pm April 14, 2020

Bhopal: The special task force constituted by the ruling BJP to tackle coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh held its first meeting through video conference on Tuesday. With the Congress attacking the one-man Shivraj Singh Chouhan government over the spurt in coronavirus cases in the state, the BJP formed the task force, comprising Chouhan and some prominent […]

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

Coronavirus could see UK GDP fall 13 per cent in 2020: watchdog

10:39 pm April 14, 2020

London: Britain’s economy could shrink by 13 per cent in 2020 in the case of a three-month coronavirus lockdown, according to a scenario published Tuesday by fiscal watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility. “The resulting 13 per cent fall in annual GDP in 2020 would comfortably exceed any of the annual falls around the end […]

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Saudi says total oil curbs could reach 19.5 mn barrels

10:34 pm April 14, 2020

Riyadh: Oil output cuts by OPEC and its allies, together with pledges from other G20 nations and purchases by strategic reserves, could remove 19.5 million barrels per day from the market, the Saudi energy minister said. US President Donald Trump said Monday that the actual output cuts may be deeper than the headline figure of […]

US stocks open sharply lower amid pressure on oil market

Oil prices fall after output-cutting deal

10:30 pm April 14, 2020

London: World oil prices dropped in volatile trade on Tuesday as traders shrugged off news that crude producers agreed to cut production over the weekend, traders said. Futures had earlier risen after US President Donald Trump indicated Monday that producers were considering cutting 20 million barrels per day — more than double the announced figure. […]