India's total number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 21,393 on Thursday, 23 April. This number includes 16,454 active cases, 681 deaths, and 4,258 recoveries.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pausing immigration for 60 days to protect the jobs of Americans laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The temporary suspension of immigration will affect those who are legally seeking entry into the United States for employment purposes but not the ones who are already living in the country, the order said.
- PM Modi will be interacting with the chief ministers of states via video conference on 27 April
- The Centre brought an ordinance making violence against frontline workers a cognisable and non-bailable offence
- An inter-ministerial central team on Wednesday sought a detailed presentation from the West Bengal government on the COVID-19 situation in the state
- The Jammu and Kashmir administration has withdrawn its press note announcing the cancellation of this year’s Amarnath Yatra due to the COVID-19 outbreak
US Sees 1,738 New Coronavirus Deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
The United States on Wednesday recorded 1,738 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a lower toll than the day before, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University.
The new deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the US to 46,583 since the outbreak began there, by far the highest figures recorded by any country caught in the global pandemic.
Lockdown in India Impacted 40 Million Internal Migrants: World Bank
The nationwide lockdown in India which started about a month ago has impacted nearly 40 million internal migrants, the World Bank has said.
“The lockdown in India has impacted the livelihoods of a large proportion of the country's nearly 40 million internal migrants. Around 50,000–60,000 moved from urban centers to rural areas of origin in the span of a few days,” the bank said in a report released on Wednesday.
Remittances to India Likely to Decline by 23% in 2020 Due to COVID-19: World Bank
As a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, remittances to India are likely to drop by 23 percent from USD 83 billion last year to USD 64 billion this year, the World Bank has said.
"In India, remittances are projected to fall by about 23 percent in 2020, to USD 64 billion – a striking contrast with the growth of 5.5 percent and receipts of USD 83 billion seen in 2019,” the World Bank said in a report on the impact of COVID-19 on migration and remittances released on Wednesday.
Trump Signs Executive Order Temporarily Suspending Immigration into US
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pausing immigration for 60 days to protect the jobs of Americans laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The temporary suspension of immigration will affect those who are legally seeking entry into the United States for employment purposes but not the ones who are already living in the country, the order said.
Describing it as “a very powerful order” Trump told reporters during his daily news briefing at the White House on Wednesday that he signed the order before coming for the press briefing.
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