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How a small NYC grocery delivery business is coping with a 400% surge in demand during the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus has forced grocery delivery drivers on the front lines of the pandemic.Mirchi, a small New York City grocery delivery service with around 10 employees, is struggling to keep up with a 400% increase in demand.The company's founder said that "by day three, all of my employees were burnt out."View more episodes of Business Insider Today on Facebook.Since the spread of the coronavirus in the US, drivers like Remy Quezada Rodriguez are on the front lines of the pandemic, delivering food to Americans hunkered down at home. Rodriguez works for Mirchi, a small New York City grocery delivery service specializing in South Asian ingredients. Lately, the company has been inundated with orders of rice, spices, and other goods.To keep up with demand, the company's founder Naresh Mulchandani




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Oscars 2020: Bradley Cooper, 45, swoops in to chat with Leonardo DiCaprio's love Camila Morrone

Bradley Cooper and Leonardo DiCaprio - who are both 45-years-old - have been close friends for over a decade after bonding over their love of movies.




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Sonia Kruger, 54, keeps it chic in a trench coat as she shops on Rodeo Drive

Sonia Kruger is covering the glamour of the red carpet for the Oscars in LA.




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Charlize Theron is magical in monochrome look at Birkenstock 1774 Collection Launch Party

Charlize Theron wore something a little more comfortable on her feet on Thursday night, when the 44-year-old donned Birkenstock sandals for the launch of the company's latest line.




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Gwyneth Paltrow, 47, wears a face mask and glasses

Gwyneth Paltrow shared a picture of herself wearing a face mask on Instagram on Monday. 




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4 states' daily coronavirus case numbers show they're probably reopening too soon




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224 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Delhi, total tally 6,542

New Delhi, May 9 () With 224 new instances of the novel coronavirus infection, the total number of cases reported in the national capital climbed to 6,542, the Delhi government said on Saturday.The fresh cases were reported between 4 pm to midnight of May 8.No fresh death due to the virus was reported in this period. Delhi has so far reported 68 deaths.Of the total cases reported in the city, 4,454 are active while 2,020 patients have been cured of the disease, the health bulletin stated. SLB NSDNSD




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PTI tally of COVID-19 cases and deaths in India at 6:45pm

New Delhi May 9 () Following is a state-wise tally of the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in India at 6:45pm as per information provided by respective governments.State/UTConfirmed Discharged Deaths------------------------------------------------------------Andaman & Nicobar33330 ------------------------------------------------------------Andhra Pradesh193088744 ------------------------------------------------------------Arunachal Pradesh110 ------------------------------------------------------------Assam59341 ------------------------------------------------------------Bihar5852625 ------------------------------------------------------------Chandigarh146211 ------------------------------------------------------------Chhattisgarh59380 ------------------------------------------------------------Delhi6542202068




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You wanna be in my gang? Coach 1941 takes a road trip through Americana at New York Fashion Week

Stuart Vevers takes the brand in a new direction




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Olivia Wilde to make Broadway debut in play based on 1984

Olivia Wilde will make her Broadway debut May 18 in a play based on 1984. Deeply honored, and beyond excited to help tell this terrifyingly relevant story,' she tweeted after the casting news broke.




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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker will debut on Disney+ two months early on May 4

On Monday it was confirmed that the movie will be released two months early on Disney+. The date is May 4, which is a Star Wars holiday because May the 4th sounds like May the force.




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Ellen DeGeneres SLAMMED by former bodyguard for her bad behaviour at 2014 Oscars

Ellen Degeneres is continuing to feel the heat from former staffers over her alleged behind-the-scenes bad behaviour.




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American love story: Jimmy Fallon, 45, gushes over wife of 13 years Nancy Juvonen, 52

The former actor told People it was his 52-year-old wife Nancy Juvonen who was the 'brains' behind his at-home The Tonight Show, figuring out the tone, the setting and the props.




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Trump gets narrow poll backing for killing of Soleimani with 43% approving over 38% who disapprove

More Americans back Donald Trump's decision to conduct an airstrike that took out Iranian General Qassem Soleimani than those who disapprove, according to a poll released Monday.




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Imprisoned Tiger King star Joe 'Exotic' seeking '$94M legal settlement' and presidential pardon

The 57-year-old former roadside zoo owner is in prison serving 22 years for a murder-for-hire plot as well as violating the Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act




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Kourtney Kardashian, 40, shares custody during COVID

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has Mason, 10, Penelope, seven, and five-year-old Reign with her five nights a week and they then spend the other two nights with their dad.




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Iran confirms 97 more coronavirus deaths and 1,365 fresh cases in just 24 hours

Denmark said an 81-year-old man had died at a hospital in Copenhagen today, the country's first coronavirus victim. (Pictured) Disinfectant teams in Iran as it battles the virus.




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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has net worth plunge down by enormous £2.4bn

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has seen his net worth fall by a staggering £2.4billion already this year.




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Russia to send a spacecraft to the MOON for the first time in 45 years

The Lunar-25 lander will be the first time Russia has launched a spacecraft to land on the surface of the Moon since 1976 - when Lunar-24 touched down.




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New Channel 4 documentary reveals how Vladimir Putin rose to become Russia's mobster in chief

Short of stature and with a strangely expressionless face, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin seemed the image of a boring bureaucrat when he was elected Russia's third president 20 years ago.




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Dillian Whyte makes 40-hour journey to Portugal for training camp ahead of Alexander Povetkin fight

Dillian Whyte has undertaken a 40-hour drive to Portugal for a training camp ahead of his heavyweight clash with Alexander Povetkin - a bout which could be postponed this week.




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UFC 249 headliner in jeopardy as Khabib Nurmagomedov blocked from entering USA due to coronavirus

The unbeaten Russian was due to face Tony Ferguson on April 18 in New York, but was told by the UFC that the fight was '99% likely' to take place in the UAE and so left the United States.




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Tony Ferguson calls out Khabib Nurmagomedov as their UFC 249 glamour fight hangs in the balance

The two bitter rivals were set to go toe-to-toe inside the octagon at UFC 249 on April 18 but the global coronavirus pandemic has left the main event hanging in the balance.




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Khabib Nurmagomedov's fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 is OFF

Khabib Nurmagomedov's fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 has been called off with the lightweight champion unable to leave Russia due to the coronavirus outbreak.




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Khabib Nurmagomedov is OUT of UFC 249 but event will still happen: Dana White

Khabib Nurmagomedov suggested last week that he would not be breaking Russia's national lockdown to fight Tony Ferguson - a bout that has been mooted five times but has never taken place.




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Dana White insists that 'Fight Island' will host future UFC events after UFC 249 cancellation

It follows from what had been an arduous task for the UFC chief in finding a new location to host the highly-anticipated fight, with a host of venues across the United States refusing to host the event.




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Oil prices rise 4.2% but markets slip 2% after historic petroleum deal

Saudi Arabia, Russia and others agreed to slash their output by nearly 10million barrels per day to prop up prices after a slump in demand.




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Russia denies hiding coronavirus figures as 5,849 new cases are recorded

Sergei Sobyanin said Russia's 0.9 per cent mortality rate was so low because of mass testing which leads to a high number of confirmed infections.




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Dana White takes the blame for Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC 249 absence

Nurmagomedov was poised to defend his 155lb title against Tony Ferguson but the eagerly-anticipated fight couldn't take place due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Bikini-clad Kate Upton celebrates 27th birthday with Dom Perignon in a $499 Champagne Gun in Texas

The Lions Model was received caviar-topped pizza, a Kate-shaped floral arrangement, and surprise fireworks display from her husband Justin Verlander




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Son, 48, 'murdered his 78-year-old mother with a meat cleaver' in New York City

Authorities found David Galicia, 48, covered in blood after he allegedly hacked his mother, Carmelita Cabansag, to death in NYC




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Off-duty NYPD cop, 34, killed on his way to work after 'drag racing' BMW rear-ended his motorcycle

Richard Holt, 34, (pictured) died after he was thrown from his Harley Davidson Motorbike when a 'racing' car clipped the rear of his bike on Saturday evening in Bayside, Queens, New York City.




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NYC doctor, 48, commits suicide after telling family about the trauma of coronavirus battle

Dr. Lorna M. Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died in Charlottesville, Virginia on Sunday, family members revealed.




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Hugh Jackman and his pyjama-clad daughter Ava, 14, step out in NYC

Hugh Jackman has been self-isolating in New York City with his wife, Deborra-lee Furness, and their two children, Oscar and Ava.




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Chloe Sevigny, 45, puts her nine month belly on display during walk around NYC

Chloe Sevigny flaunted her nine-month baby bump while out and about New York City on Tuesday. The actress wore a surgical mask and gloves and dished to her fans that she's due 'any second.'




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Bob Arum slams Dana White ahead of UFC 249 as veteran promotor hits out at 'cowboy behaviour'

White has yielded plenty of criticism for his promotion's handling of the crisis, with the 50-year-old fighting tooth and nail to save UFC 249, which was set to be headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov.




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81% of the 374 NYPD summonses issued between March 31 and May 5 were to black or hispanic people

More than 80 percent of those who were issued summonses for social distancing violations in New York City were people of color. 374 summonses were handed out from March 16 to May 5.




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UK Athletics chiefs' held mystery meeting on controversial use of thyroid medication in 2014

EXCLUSIVE BY ROB DRAPER: UK Athletics called a special meeting with the English Institute of Sport to discuss the controversial use of thyroid medication on elite athletes.




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Mo Farah backtracked over taking controversial L-carnitine injections before London marathon in 2014

RIATH Al-SAMARRAI: Sir Mo Farah could face investigation by UK Anti-Doping agency after it emerged he changed his story when talking to investigators about injections he received.




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Sir Mo Farah's U-turn puts heat on UK Athletics to act over 2014 L-carnitine injection 

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It emerged in Panorama on that some UKA officials had misgivings about whether administering the legal supplement ahead of the London Marathon was within the 'spirit of sport'.




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Donald Trump is now beating Ted Cruz by 34 points in California

Doing well in California is looking more and more like a pipe dream for Donald Trump's chief rival Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Trump now leads the Texan by 34 points in the Golden State.




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Google, Facebook and Twitter staff donated just 8 per cent of $2.4M to GOP candidates

Newly released Federal Election Commission data show staff at all three tech giants have donated a total of $2.2million to Democrats and just $176,000 to Republicans this year.




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Ted Cruz and Andrew Yang will suit up in 4-on-4 basketball game for charity

Ted Cruz challenged Andrew Yang to a basketball game as the 2020 Democratic candidate prepares take stage for the third round of primary debates in Houston, Texas.




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Obama advised Biden, 74, that he didn't 'have to' run before his 2020 presidential bid began

The comments came from the former president Obama earlier this year, to which Biden is alleged to have told him that he couldn't pass up a second chance to beat Donald Trump.




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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $34 million in just ONE week on anti-Trump ads

The ad campaign is slated to run nearly nationwide beginning on Monday, and comes one day after Bloomberg filed paperwork creating a presidential campaign committee.




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Sadiq Khan lays flowers at the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park to mark the 14th anniversary

The service in Hyde Park comes as the worst-injured survivor of the atrocity claimed that the public had forgotten about the attack which struck Londoners on July 7 2005. (Sadiq Khan pictured laying flowers.)




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Criminals recruit thousands of children for 'county lines gangs' to pump drugs into 41 regions

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has released data showing that most of the recruits are aged 15 to 19 and that the gangs are currently pumping drugs into 41 counties across the UK.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Imagine if Boris Johnson had sacked 45,000 workers

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Just imagine if a Tory mayor had announced, in the middle of a General Election campaign, that he was sacking 45,000 low-paid, predominantly immigrant workers.




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Fears that Boris will use court defeat as an excuse to shelve £14bn Heathrow project 

Boris Johnson was last night urged to bury his doubts and press ahead with Heathrow's third runaway amid fears he could use a potential legal setback this week to ditch the plan.




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Sadiq Khan reavels 14 TfL staff have died from coronavirus, but say's they don't need PPE

The London Mayor has come under fire from transport workers who say they are working in dirty conditions while 90 per cent of the capital's buses and more than half of Tube services continue to run.