Ramayan days are here

The Hindu Newsletter - Ramayan days are here Saturday 28, March 2020 [alt_text]( The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your best way to start the day one step ahead of the news cycle. We hope you are staying safe and staying home. Here are the latest updates and the biggest stories you need to know about today:  1) Coronavirus | Delhi govt to serve food to four lakh needy people daily from today Arrangements were in place to deal with the situation if the number of coronavirus cases went up to even 100 per day in the national capital, [Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal]( said on Friday.  2) Coronavirus | Italy records almost 1,000 virus deaths in one-day record Over 300,000 coronavirus cases recorded in Europe as countries recorded highest [daily tallies]( since start of the outbreak  3) Coronavirus | Trump signs historic $2 trillion rescue plan President Donald Trump [signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package]( into law Friday, after it was swiftly approved by Congress to support businesses, families and to rush resources to healthcare.  4) Coronavirus | Ramayan, Mahabharat telecast begins today Doordarshan and DD Bharati will be telecasting mythological series [“](Ramayan” and “Mahabharat” respectively from Saturday on public demand, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has said.  5) Coronavirus | Masks, infrared sensors, PPE to arrive in Mizoram State health department officials said a consignment of 400 PPE kits, 1,000 litres of hand sanitizer, 1,000 caps, 1,000 pairs of shoe cover, 179 surgical gowns and 700 non-woven materials are supposed to come to Aizawl from Guwahati.  6) Coronavirus | Assam to turn 3 state-run hospitals into centres for treating COVID-19 patients The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) will cease to be operational from Saturday for all general patients barring those being treated for cancer, those who are pregnant and the ones in the emergency ward.  7) Coronavirus | ESI hospital in Margao to be COVID-19 facility, says CM  8) Coronavirus | Virology laboratory at Goa Medical College to test samples will start functioning from Saturday.  9) Coronavirus | Emergency flights for tens of thousands stranded by virus in South Asia A plane that left Kathmandu Friday was carrying Germans and other European nationals. A second German flight was to leave Saturday and the Australian embassy said it was trying to negotiate a special flight. Those stranded in Sri Lanka include 2,439 Indians, 2,167 Chinese, 2,061 Russians, 1,732 Germans, 1,377 Britons, 916 Canadians and 614 French. France and Germany are also negotiating charter flights to get their nationals out of India.  10) Coronavirus | French PM warns ‘difficult’ days ahead Edouard Philippe said he would announce more details of the government’s response on Saturday with Health Minister Olivier Veran, in particular regarding the availability of equipment, masks and virus testing.  11) Coronavirus lockdown | Russia to close restaurants, cafes from today The Russian government has ordered all cafes and restaurants to close for a week from Saturday to stem the spread of the coronavirus infection.  12) Coronavirus lockdown | DR Congo capital to go into lockdown from today The Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa will go into “total confinement” for four days from Saturday to help contain the spread of coronavirus, authorities said on Thursday.  13) Coronavirus lockdown | Iraq, Lebanon extend government restrictions to combat virus Iraq’s Cabinet said it was extending the curfew until April 11, the second extension since the curfew was first imposed on March 17. The Lebanese Cabinet extended a lockdown expiring Saturday until April 12, which is Easter Sunday, which will likely dampen celebrations in this Mideast country with a large Christian population.  Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis with The Hindu’s Evening Wrap newsletter, delivered to your inbox every weekday evening. You are receiving this email because you are a user of [thehindu.com]( If you do not wish to receive any such emails, [unsubscribe here.](mailto:rm-0b4c5y9ybf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hkv1@newsalert.thehindu.com?subject=Unsubscribe&body=You will be unsubscribed from our mailing list.) To ensure you continue to receive emails from The Hindu in your inbox, please add newsletters.th@newsalert.thehindu.com to your contact. If you can't see the mailer, please [click here.]( Group Sites [The Hindu]( | [இந்து தமிழ் திசை]( | [Business Line]( | [BL on Campus]( | [Sportstar]( | [Frontline]( | [The Hindu Centre]( | [Images]( | [roofandfloor]( | [Classifieds]( Copyright @ 2019, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. [About Us]( | [Contact Us]( | [Subscription](