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Worldwide : 24,16,135 were infected; 1,65,939 have died and 6,32,983 have recovered.
*Data as per Monday 12:15 PM

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The UK has greenlit a $300 million rescue package to stop thousands of startups collapsing during COVID-19. Half that cash will be government money issued via convertible notes.

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Conspiracy theories blaming Bill Gates for the coronavirus pandemic are exploding online. A New York Times analysis found more than 16,000 Facebook posts linking Gates with the virus, as well as 10 YouTube videos espousing the conspiracy theories that had garnered 5 million views.(Business Insider)

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With the Covid-19 outbreak seemingly under control, the administration of Hong Kong has moved to arrest pro-democracy activists who brought the city to a standstill last year, protesting against China’s control. Hong Kong is governed under China’s “One Country Two Systems Policy” but Beijing has the ultimate say in policies, including on the appointment of the city’s chief executive.(TOI)

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Governments face pressure to ease lockdowns. Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. topped 40,000 as the pandemic showed some signs of easing in some states, ramping up pressure to re-evaluate stay-at-home orders.(WSJ)

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A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer, in the worst mass shooting in Canada’s modern history.

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US oil prices plunged more than 28% to nearly $13 per barrel on Monday, their lowest level since 1999.

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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus be lifted.

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