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India’s coronavirus cases rise to 1,637. The death toll increased to 38 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, 133 patients have been cured or discharged so far, including a 93-year-old man from Kerala—the country’s oldest patient to survive the infection.Scroll.in

The Nizamuddin meet was only one of the many events in India amid coronavirus scare. The presidential palace in New Delhi organized an award ceremony on March 8, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister attended a Ram Navami event on March 24, and a coronavirus-infected Sikh preacher participated in a fair on March 10-12, putting thousands at risk.Quartz

Maruti Suzuki’s sales declined 47% YoY in March 2020. The country’s biggest carmaker said its auto sales last month were not comparable to the figure a year ago since its operations were suspended on March 22 in “line with national policy.” India’s automobile sector, already going through a slowdown, has been hit hard by the outbreak.BloombergQuint

Nearly 2,400 evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz—Delhi’s Covid-19 hotspot. Of these, 617 have been sent to hospitals and the rest are in quarantine. Several cases of coronavirus have been traced to a congregation held at the mosque last month, and seven people have died in the days following the event.Scroll.in

India will borrow Rs 4.88 lakh crore to stabilize the economy. The central government will borrow the funds in the first half of financial year 2021 to fund its response to the coronavirus outbreak.Business Today

The lockdown doesn't bother urban Indians. Economic recession, job losses, and impact on the impoverished due to the measure are among their main worries, according to a YouGuv survey. Younger ones are more optimistic, with fewer stressing the possibility of a slump.Quartz

The UN issues a grave warning. Secretary general Antonio Guterres said the pandemic is the biggest challenge facing the globe since World War II, and warned that it will bring a recession “that probably has no parallel in the recent past.”BBC News

How do we get out of this crisis? China, where retail sales have dropped more than 20%, is using digital coupons to incentivize people to spend again. They are delivered via the payment apps of Alibaba and WeChat, and can be used for dining, shopping, and travel.Quartz

The exodus of the wealthy from cities reveals the problems with individualism. It's hard to make people act in the interests of the greater good. It all comes down to one question: In a crisis situation, to whom do you owe the greatest responsibility—yourself and your loved ones, or the wider population?Quartz

How Taiwan is tracking 55,000 people under home quarantine in real time. The country, which acted early and has kept Covid-19 cases low, has set up a monitoring system described as a “digital fence” that uses cellular signals on mobile phones to keep people inside.Quartz

The tech sector will recover faster than we do. China’s industrial engine is shifting back into gear, something that’ll help keep supply chains running. The bigger issue is slowing demand, but the sector will probably fare better than most others either way. ✦Quartz

Globalization brought us Covid-19—and the tools to fight it. The world faces daunting choices, but solutions are unlikely to come if every country stands on its own. This week’s field guide examines the long-term consequences of the pandemic on work, education, diplomacy, globalization, climate change, and more. ✦Quartz

The UK’s top lenders suspend dividend payments. The banks were due to pay out over £8 billion in 2019 dividends. The move follows pressure from the Bank of England, which also asked banks and insurers to not give cash bonuses to the senior staff this year.Reuters

Cash App scammers are using a pandemic to exploit people. A few generous souls are legitimately giving away money on Twitter to help people in dire straits. Fraudsters DM those who didn’t win claiming they’re also giving out free money—but only if you send them cash first.Quartz

This is the best time to take charge of your career. Before the pandemic forced many businesses to go distributed, the greatest concern was the future of work amid globalization. The current situation is allowing for many to build the hard and soft skills they’ll need to adapt.Quartz

Watching people play video games is a great way to cope. Professional streamers like Twitch offer an odd blend of gaming, live podcasting, and stand-up comedy. But they also give their viewers an online community and a way to escape from boredom and anxiety.Quartz

Ten public banks will merge into four today. There will be seven public banks and five smaller ones following the consolidation. The anchor banks—Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank, and Indian Bank—will keep some processes, like those concerning loans, unchanged due to the lockdown.Business Standard

Land rights are at the heart of India’s new push to make businesses socially responsible. The government is in the process of finalising its National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights to ensure that businesses are sustainable and responsible towards the rights of communities that are being impacted.Quartz

Over 200,000 Indians could die waiting for a US green card. According to David J Bier, an analyst at the Cato Institute, the backlog is so huge that even when these people are no longer on the waitlist, the timeline for surviving Indians will still stretch over six decades.Quartz

Consumers were making green choices before the pandemic. India’s market share of efficient LED lightbulbs leaped from 0.3% to 46% in five years, while Europeans bought 60,000 electric cars in February. But the US and Brazil are using the outbreak as an excuse to stop enforcing environmental laws.Quartz

Children’s music is gaining a foothold in China. The genre never broke through on the mainland, but a nascent concert series has brought 50 bands to 21 cities in China, including a blowout in Beijing just before the coronavirus outbreak canceled live events.Quartz

Bidet owners are sitting pretty. While many cultures have embraced the nozzle, it’s faced some serious resistance in the United States. But with new, cheaper devices, a growing concern about the environmental disaster that is conventional TP, and, perhaps, a pandemic, this may be the bidet’s breakthrough moment.Quartz