The cases of COVID-19 are on the rise and so far, Indian has recorded 5095 confirmed cases. The country is currently in a 21-day lockdown which started on March 24. This is having a deep impact on the economy. Recent reports also hinted at an increase in unemployment by 23 percent. Last month the government had released a stimulus package of 1.7 trillion rupees ($22.5 billion) for food security measures to help poor households and to help daily wage earners and small businesses. According to a recent report by Reuters, the government may soon announce a second stimulus package especially to help small and medium businesses.
In separate news, the IT department has also warned taxpayers to be careful of a possible breach of their e-filing account and report such an instance to the police cybersecurity wing. A senior official said the advisory has been issued in the wake of increased vulnerability and attacks on online systems as the country and the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic and more online systems are being used due to a major scaling down of the human interface.