1. An average of 12,000 corona infected people die every day in the world. That means 500 deaths per hour and 4 8 deaths per minute.

2. The main reason for the growing number of infections is the lack of not obeying  corona guidelines, said Dr. Krishna Kumar, director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. Randeep Guleria said.

3.  BJD Rajya Sabha member Dr Amar Patnaik has been nominated to the Research Advisory Committee-(RAC)

4. Former Patnagarh MLA Vivekananda Meher passed away on Sunday morning. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.

5. Royal Challengers Bangalore continue their winning streak in IPL 2021. Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38runs.

6. The Lingaraj temple has been closed indefinitely after some sevayata were identified as corona positive from the temple.

7. The JEE Main Examination to be held on April 27, 28 and 30, 2021, has been postponed. A formal notification has been issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

9. Chetak scooter has come to the market as an electric vehicle. Bookings of the electric scooter are completed within 48 hours of booking.

9. Famous writer and novelist Narendra Kohli has passed away aged at 81.

10.Farmers staged a protest and showed black flags to BJP MP Nayab Singh Saini in Haryana's Kurukshetra when he came to participate in an event on Sunday.

12.The chief of India's premier medical science institute has recommended three key steps to battle the rampaging second wave of Covid-19: Creation of containment zones, banning of crowds, and boosting vaccination.

13.Dr Randeep Guleria said the virus has less of a chance spreading outdoors than indoors. In summer it is important to open all windows and have good cross ventilation, he added. In a closed atmosphere, even one infected person can infect everyone, he said.

14.The Centre has sanctioned installation of 162 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants in public health facilities in all states, the Health Ministry said today.

15.April 19: As many as 4,445 persons in Odisha tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours.

16. Odia girl Jhilli Dalabehera has bagged gold medal in the 45kg women category at the Senior Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

17. Charles Chuck Geschke, the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc, who helped develop Portable Document Format technology (PDFs) passed away. He was 81.

18.  Former Bihar Education Minister and Janata Dal (United) MLA Mewalal Choudhary died today morning, party sources confirmed.

19. Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Bachi Singh Rawat died at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Sunday. He was 71.

20. Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Sunday tweeted that Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore.