War on Covid-19 today: Rs 15k crore fund; use of HCQ; Akshay Kumar's thank you
War on Covid-19 today: Rs 15k crore fund; use of HCQ; Akshay Kumar's thank you

From a Rs 15,000 crore fund to battle the Covid-19 pandemic, to guidelines on the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial believed to be effective during Coronavirus infection - here's how India stepped up its fight against the outbreak today.

Following Uttar Pradesh and Delhi's lead, Mumbai administration also decided to seal over 20 hotspots in India's financial capital.

Meanwhile, actor Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to thank essential service providers.