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The PM CARES Trust Fund today allocated Rs 3,100 crore for the fight against Covid-19.
Out of Rs 3,100 crore, a sum of approximately Rs 2,000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators, Rs. 1,000 crore will be used for the care of migrant labourers and Rs 100 crore will be given to support vaccine development, the Prime Minister's Office said in a press release.
The trust, which manages all contributions to the fund, is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself and has other ex-officio members including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Asia’s largest slum Dharavi saw confirmed coronavirus cases cross 1,000 today, officials said.
Sixty six new cases were recorded today taking the total to 1,028. There have been 40 deaths in the area so far.
Catch live updates on the Finance Ministry’s allocations of the Rs 20 lakh crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With several police personnel testing positive for #COVIDー19, long & challenging work hours are leaving Maharashtra police stretched. Ramzan Eid is also on May 25th. To help maintain law & order the state has requested 20 companies of CAPF to be deployed.#MaharashtraGovtCares pic.twitter.com/iJipnxeaQK
— ANIL DESHMUKH (@AnilDeshmukhNCP) May 13, 2020
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Global Update
Brazil recorded another record day in daily deaths. Over 1,000 Twitter accounts linked to an alleged Chinese government-backed propaganda campaign are sowing disinformation about the virus.
Cases topped 4.2 million globally and more than 291,000 have died.
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