Here are the top developments: 1 India PM Modi conveyed to chief ministers that the country will have to give importance to the economy as well as to continue the fight against coronavirus.

In a video conference with the chief ministers, Modi also highlighted the importance for states to enforce the prescribed guidelines.

The ICMR asked states to stop using the Covid-19 rapid antibody test kits procured from two Chinese companies and return them to be sent back to the suppliers.

A total of 6,184 Covid-19 patients have recovered so far, taking the recovery rate in the country to 22.17 per cent, the health ministry said. The ministry said 16 districts which earlier had positive cases have not reported any new case of Covid-19 in the last 28 days.

A total of 85 districts in 25 states and UTs have not reported any fresh case in the last 14 days.

The Reserve Bank of India announced a special liquidity facility of Rs 50,000 crore to ease liquidity pressures on mutual funds which have cropped up as a result of heightened volatility in capital markets due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Getting infected by coronavirus is not a stigma, which should be addressed through an intensive campaign, said the Union ministry of health. It added that spreading of misinformation and panic should be avoided and no community or area should be labelled for COVID-19 spread.

Five out of the eight Northeastern states are completely coronavirus-free and the remaining three have not added any new Covid-19 positive case in the last few days, Union minister Jitendra Singh said.

Noting that the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has impacted 2 million seafarers worldwide, the government has extended the validity of Continuous Discharge Certificate for seamen for six months. 2 States Uttar Pradesh: With one more Covid-19 death reported, the death toll due to the viral disease rose to 31 in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 82 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported, taking the number of such cases in the state to 1,955.

Odisha: Seven persons, including four women, tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in Odisha to 110.

Kerala: Thirteen fresh Covid-19 cases were detected in Kerala taking the total cases to 481.

Maharashtra: The mortality rate in Maharashtra due to coronavirus is 4.24% while the total number of confirmed cases stands at 8,068.

Delhi: The national capital has so far registered 2918 cases, of which 877 have been cured and discharged.

Ladakh: A Covid-19 laboratory has been set up in the Union territory to ensure timely and cost-effective sample testing.

Karnataka: A 50-year old Covid-19 patient allegedly committed suicide, as 11 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 512.

Uttarakhand: No new Covid-19 case was reported in Uttarakhand today. The total number of cases in the state stands at 51.

Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh reported four coronavirus cases while a parliamentarian's family in Kurnool district was said to have at least six patients as 80 new Covid-19 cases were reported across the state, taking the overall tally to 1,177.

Bihar: With 19 more Covid-19 cases, the total number of coronavirus cases reported in Bihar stands at 345.

Rajasthan: Three people have died due to Covid-19 and 36 more coronavirus cases have been reported from Rajasthan. With 36 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in the state, the total number of positive cases has mounted to 2,221.

J&K: Jammu and Kashmir has reported a total of 546 positive cases, including 375 active cases till date - 58 in Jammu and 488 in Kashmir.

Jharkhand: Seven new positive cases of coronavirus were reported in Jharkhand, taking the state's tally to 98.

Tamil Nadu: As many as 52 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of cases to 1,937 in the state.

West Benagal: 47 new positive cases have been reported in West Bengal; the total active cases stand at 504.

Haryana: The total number of positive Covid-19 cases (including 14 Italian nationals) stands at 299 now, of which 205 have been discharged.

Chandigarh: Four new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Chandigarh today; taking the total number of positive cases to 40.

Gujarat: New 247 #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Gujarat in last 24 hours. Total positive cases rise to 3548. 3 World The new coronavirus has claimed at least 206,567 lives worldwide since in December. More than 2,961,540 cases were registered in 193 countries and territories.

The UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned that countries flouting the rule of law in the name of fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic risk sparking a "human rights disaster".

Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned against relaxing the coronavirus restrictions too soon as the country was still facing a moment of "maximum risk", in his first remarks since returning to work after contracting the disease that has killed over 20,000 in the UK.

The United States has the highest number of deaths with 54,877 out of 965,933 cases.

Spain is recording 331 new deaths with coronavirus in the past 24 hours, up from Sunday's 288, while the political and social debate focuses on the way out of one of Europe's strictest lockdowns. The total death toll stands at over 23,500, while the number of infections is over 200,000.

Iran announced 96 deaths from the novel coronavirus, but said daily confirmed new infections fell below 1,000 for the first time in more than a month.

The overall death toll stands at 5,806 while the country has a total of 91,472 infections.

Tens of thousands of students returned to school in Shanghai and Beijing after months of closures intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as China's major cities gradually return to normality. China has largely curbed the spread of the deadly disease, but is still on high alert.

Singapore's coronavirus tally reached 14,423 after 799 new cases were reported with majority of them being foreign workers, including Indians, residing in dormitories, which have emerged as the hotspots for the transmission of the disease in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a video conference with chief ministers to discuss the situation arising due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which has been under a lockdown since March 25 to contain the spread of the virus, amid indications that the interaction would also focus on a graded exit from the ongoing lockdown. The number of Covid-19 cases climbed to 28,380 and the death toll due to it rose to 886 in the country, registering a record increase of 60 deaths in 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.