The number of cases in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, also soared to 101, with 10 reported deaths.

Release time: April 16, 2020 at 01:17 am | Last update: January 18, 2021 at 10:19 am | AA A-

People wait in line at a bank in North Chennai to make a transaction. (Photo | P Jawahar)

According to data from the United Ministry of Health, the number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 13,835, at least 452 people have died of the disease, and 1,766 people have been treated and discharged.

At the same time, the center also announced that after the lock-in, the doubling rate has been shortened from 3 days to 6.2 days. The number of cases in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, also soared to 101, with 10 reported deaths.

As India entered the 24th day of the national lockdown, the Reserve Bank of India announced another set of measures on Friday to cut off the "Goldi Knot" that has been entangled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The big news of the central bank on Friday was reported in a balanced manner from four aspects: liquidity, credit flow, alleviation of financial institutions and market pressure. At the same time, this deadly virus has affected more than 2.07 million people worldwide and 1,38,482 people have died.

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