The Centre on Wednesday issued a fresh set of guideline during the second phase of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the measures were being extended till May 3 to check COVID-19 spread.

The Union home ministry has barred all kinds of public transport and prohibited opening of public places during this period.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced halting America's funding of the World Health Organization (WHO) as he ordered a review to assess the UN body's role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

Today I am instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization's role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus. Everybody knows what has gone on there, Trump told reporters at his daily White House news conference on the pandemic.

The government on Tuesday stressed that the chain of transmission of coronavirus can be broken successfully if no case is reported for 28 days from a particular area. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the morning announced the extension of countrywide lockdown till May 3.

The information was given by Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Aggarwal during the daily press brief when he was asked out the 40-day lockdown (post extension).

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of nationwide lockdown on Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a directive to the states and union territories to bring it into force.

In a letter to chief secretaries of states, administrators of union territories and all ministries and departments under the Centre, the MHA listed directions for the lockdown in all parts of the country till May 3.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning announced the extension of the countrywide lockdown till May 3, around 1500 migrant labourers, mostly from Bihar and West Bengal took to the streets of Mumbai protesting against the extension.

The migrants gathered near the Banda bus stand and demanded that be allowed to travel to their home states as they are facing problems in getting food and other essential items due to the lockdown.

The markets are bound to react negatively following the extension of the lockdown till May 3, as it could exert further pressure on the economy pushing back the recovery. As of now, most economists had predicted a low single-digit growth, but with an extension in lockdown, de-growth can become a reality.

The local economy needs to restart. This is extremely critical as we get into the Rabi crop harvesting season.

The global coronavirus deaths on Tuesday neared 1.2 lakh mark with the United States registering the highest death toll of over 23,000.

As of 9 am Tuesday (IST), 119,687 deaths have been recorded with 1,920,618 global cases of COVID-19, John Hopkins University's coronavirus tracker showed.

The International Monetary Fund on Monday announced it had approved immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries to help them channel financial resources towards vital emergency medical and other relief efforts in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.

This comes as the number of COVID-19 cases and the death toll spike worldwide. The number of coronavirus cases on Tuesday rose to 19 lakh as the death toll neared 1.2 lakh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the current nation-wide lockdown to May 3, with intensive containment measures at hotspots till April 20 in order for areas to qualify for any relief measures and freedom of mobility, especially for hawkers and daily-wage workers. He added that a detailed guideline on the contours of this extended lockdown will be issued by the government on Wednesday.

The Covid-19 pandemic will have after-effects on the media and entertainment industry, turning out to be disastrous for films, entertainment events and theme parks. It will, however, boost digital media consumption in India.

KPMG has released a report titled Covid-19: The Many Shades Of A Crisis- A Media And Entertainment Sector Perspective, which highlights the impact of Covid-19 in the media and entertainment industry. The report states that the current environment could result in a dip in media consumption in the near term.

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