India has reported 2,872 deaths and 90,927 cases from coronavirus till Sunday, according to latest data from worldometer.

However, a total of 34,224 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the virus in the country.

India will enter into the fourth phase of lockdown from May 18 but with a different set of rules and guidelines as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to the nation on May 11.

On the other hand, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce the fifth and the last tranche of the Rs 20-lakh crore Covid economic package today, The Indian Express reported.

On Friday, she announced a total of 11 measures, of which eight were aimed towards building better capacities and allocation for ramping up storage and logistics.

BDST: 1327 HRS, MAY 17, 2020
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