TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 24, 2020, 20: 25 IST
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NEW DELHI: As India completes a month in lockdown, few states eased certain restrictions in less affected districts in an effort to restart economic activity in phases. However, the country witnessed a record jump of 1,752 cases bringing the total to 23,452 cases with the death toll at 723 including the 37 fatalities reported since Thursday evening. Meanwhile, Muslims across the world welcomed the holy month of Ramazan in a subdued manner.
Here are the top developments from India and around the world—
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NATION
- India has least COVID cases at 5 lakh tests mark among major countries, said PM Modi on Friday.
- No new Covid-19 case in 80 districts in last 14 days, says government.
- A total of 4,748 people have been cured of coronavirus in India so far, taking the recovery rate to 20.57 per cent, said the Union health ministry.
- COVID-19 situation especially serious in Ahmedabad, Surat, Thane, Hyderabad, Chennai, says ministry of home affairs (MHA).
- Centre sends 4 interministerial teams to Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu. On April 20, the government had constituted six IMCTs. Two teams each were set up for West Bengal and Maharashtra, one each for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
- COVID-19 outbreak under control, sans lockdown India would have around 1 lakh cases by now, says government.
- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor slammed government over ‘faulty’ rapid test kits from China, calls for indigenous production.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said it was “insensitive and inhumane” of government to cut the Dearness Allowance (DA) and instead the government should shelve the bullet train and Central Vista redevelopment projects.
- With the coronavirus cris