India entered day 3 of its 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus Covid-19, which has already breached the 700-mark in the country, with maximum number of cases being reported on Thursday. Central government on Thursday announced the first instalment of a fiscal relief package, worth Rs 170,000 crore, to protect the weaker sections of the society from the economic fallout of Covid-19 in the country. Announcing the measures, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana will benefit migrant workers, rural poor and women.

Meanwhile, in the wake of significant surge in Coronavirus cases across the world, the government of India on Thursday announced that the ban on international flight operations to India has been extended to April 14.
So far, COVID-19 has claimed 17 lives in India.