27th April 2020 Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 27th April 2020

International Current Affairs

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection.
- WHO said no study has evaluated whether the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 confers immunity to subsequent infection by this virus in humans.

National Current Affairs

A total of 1,396 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India in the last 24 hours taking the total number to 27,892.
- Out of the total cases, 6,184 patients have recovered and discharged from the hospitals including 381 patients recovered in the last 24 hours while 872 patients have died so far.
- Briefing media in New Delhi, Health Ministry official said that recovery rate if patients is improving and now it stood at 22.17 per cent.
- 16 Districts in the country which earlier had cases, have not reported any fresh cases in the last 28 days.
- 3 new districts which were added to the above list are Gondia in Maharashtra, Devangere in Karnataka and Lakhi Sarai in Bihar.
The government has launched covidwarriors.gov.in website which links volunteers of social organisations and representatives of local administration.
- This website includes doctors, nurses, ASHA workers, NCC and NSS officers.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today announced a Special Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds (SLF-MF) of 50,000 crore rupees with a view to easing liquidity pressures on MFs.
- The RBI has stated that it remains vigilant and will take whatever steps are necessary to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 and preserve financial stability.
Maruti Suzuki, the Automobile giant is now spearheading the production of low cost ventilators in India and helping the government in the fight against COVID-19.
- The production is going on in Gautam Bhuddh Nagar of Uttar Pradesh.
- The low cost ventilators were designed by Agva Healthcare and Maruti Suzuki is enhancing the production by pouring in the vendors and doing the quality control.
India's chemical exports rose by 7 per cent to 2.68 lakh crore rupees during April-January period of the last fiscal, and became the top exporting sector in the country for the first time.
- Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers : D V Sadananda Gowda

Science & Technology

The King George Medical University, Uttar Pradesh has become the 1st government hospital in the country to successfully launch the plasma therapy treatment for the COVID-19 patients.

Sports Current Affairs

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been banned from all forms of cricket for 3 years over corruption charges.
- The decision was announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board's disciplinary committee, headed by Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, after the cricketer decided not to fight the charges against him. A