1. PM Modi, in his address to the nation at 10 am today urged people to follow lockdown measures until May 3. The lockdown was about to end on April 14. He urged young scientists to take lead in creating coronavirus vaccine.

2. Modi said that an evaluation of places will soon happen to see if lockdown has been followed in tne region or not. He said that until 20th April, every town, every police station, every district, every state will be evaluated on how much the lockdown is being followed. The extent to which the region has protected itself from Coronavirus will be noted. Areas that will succeed in this litmus test, which will not be in the hot-spot category, and will have less likelihood to turn into a hot-spot; maybe allowed to open up select necessary activities from 20th April.

3. As PM Modi extends lockdown until May 3, all passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium trains, Mail/Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban Trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railway etc shall continue to remain cancel till the 2400hrs of 3rd May 2020, announced Minstry of Railways through tweet.

4. A 26-year-old woman from Mizoram tested positive for coronavirus in Mumbai. She has been admitted to a hospital in Mizoram where she is undergoing treatment, claim reports. Mizoram has become the 5th Northeast State to get COVID-19 testing lab.

5. Swiggy is now all set to deliver essential commodities including groceries, medicines during lockdown. It has now started services in 125 cities. It has now partnered with Hindustan Unilever Ltd., P&G India, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., Dabur India Ltd., Marico Ltd., Vishal Mega Mart Pvt. Ltd., Adani Wilmar Ltd., Cipla Ltd, to make sure customers get timely supply of essential commodities. Customers can access tabs called Grocery and Genie for their requirements.

6. As Assam & Meghalaya resume sale of liquor, more states might follow soon. There might be some ease in liquor sales in other states to raise revenue, claim reports.

7. The government in Karnataka might soon start auctioning 12,000 Bengaluru Development Authority sites to raise cash. It might also allow regularization of unauthorised construction sights in the state for a fee. According to reports, liquor sale might also resume soon.

8. World over vaccine trails are being carried out to find a solution for coronavirus. According to World Health Organization, 70 potential vaccines are currently under consideration out of which few have reached advanced stage. An experimental vaccine developed by Hong Kong-listed CanSino Biologics Inc. and the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, which is in phase 2, is undergoing trials. U.S. drugmakers Moderna Inc. and Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc are developing treatments separately. These are now being tested on humans having bypassed preliminary stages, claim reports.

9. South African leader Tshekede Pitso loved his car so much that he wanted to be be buried with it. The 72-year-old was buried in his Mercedes Benz E500 in a bright outfit. He was buried in a seating position right behind the wheels. He love his car very much. That's where he took his last breath while listening to music. The funeral was carried out amid restrictions caused due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Evening News - 14 April, 2020