Live: Air India flight from Chicago to Hyderabad brings home 168
Live: Air India flight from Chicago to Hyderabad brings home 168
India on Sunday recorded the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 infections with 4,987 new cases in the last 24 hours as the national tally crossed the 90,000-mark, according to the Union health ministry.
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the fifth tranche of Centre’s ₹20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus package which attempts to cushion the economy reeling under the effect of coronavirus and the lockdown situation in the country.
India on Sunday recorded the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 infections with 4,987 new cases in the last 24 hours as the national tally crossed the 90,000-mark, according to the Union health ministry. The jump in the number of Covid-19 cases came on the last day of the third round of the lockdown, which was first imposed from March 25.
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Globally, the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has killed 309,296 people since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally and infected over 4.6 million people. With its infections topping 230,000 and death toll passing 15,000, Brazil has now become the country with fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world.
Here are the latest updates on coronavirus from India and the world:
Air India flight from Chicago to Hyderabad brings home 168
Air India special flight with 168 evacuees from Chicago landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday, officials.
Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 tally rises to 69 as 2 workers test positive
Two migrant workers tested positive for coronavirus in Balod district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, taking the number of such cases in the state to 69, health officials said.
Special Air India Express repatriation flight with 183 Indians on board departs for Thiruvananthapuram
Oman: A special Air India Express repatriation flight with 183 Indians on board departs for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Oman: A special Air India Express repatriation flight with 183 Indians on board departs for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. #VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/3g08XqyWPK
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2020
Covid-19: Staff tests positive, Mumbai Additional CP quarantined
A Mumbai police additional commissioner was quarantined as a precautionary measure after his reader tested positive for the novel coronavirus, an official said on Sunday.
Covid-19 toll in Andhra Pradesh rises to 50
Covid-19 toll in Andhra Pradesh rises to 50 with a fatality in Krishna district; tally 2,380 with 25 new cases; active cases 747: Health Department
Orders have been issued to all officers that no migrant should have any problem: Arvind Kejriwal
Orders have been issued to all officers that no migrant should have any problem. As many trains will be needed for them as possible: Arvind Kejriwal
10 Covid-19 cases reported among Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the last 24 hours: BSF
10 Covid-19 cases reported among Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the last 24 hours. All of them are under treatment at designated Covid-19 health care hospitals. Since yesterday, 13 (all from Delhi) personnel who had tested positive earlier, have been discharged: BSF, reports ANI.
Air India clarifies an internal communique on circulation of a message over cancellation of flights
Keeping in mind the prevailing situation due to Covid- 19, it is informed that all domestic scheduled flights stand cancelled till 31st May 2020 excepting the flights operating as Charter and Evacuation Flights.
The date of commencement of operation would be advised to all concerned in due course .
- An internal Air India email.
An internal Air India email is circulating on whatsapp. This is to clarify it is an internal communique. Commencement of commercial domestic/international flts will be announced by the Govt of India. Passengers are requested to follow MOCA , Air India Twitter handle and respective websites for official announcement regarding resumption of operations.
- Air India spokesperson
Singapore reports 682 new Covid-19 cases, mostly foreign workers
Singapore on Sunday reported 682 new COVID-19 cases with a vast majority of them being foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the country's total to 28,038, the health ministry said.
Covid-19 lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till May 31 with more relaxations
Covid-19 lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till May 31 with more relaxations. CM K Palaniswami, reports PTI.
123 Covid-19 cases reported in Rajasthan today, as of 2 pm.
123 Covid-19 cases reported in Rajasthan today, as of 2 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5083, including 1963 active cases and 128 deaths: State Health Department
123 #COVID19 cases reported in Rajasthan today, as of 2 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5083, including 1963 active cases & 128 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/6QDBu0Ci3H
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2020
Modi govt has decided to increase borrowing limit of states: Amit Shah
Amit Shah tweets: Modi govt has decided to increase borrowing limit of states, which will give them extra resource of ₹4.28 lakh crore.
The centre had previously given:
• ₹46,038 crore through devolution of taxes in April
•Revenue Deficit Grants of ₹12,390 crore
•SDRF funds to the tune of ₹11,000 crore
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll below 100 for first time in two months
Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus was 87 on Sunday, the health ministry said, dropping below 100 for the first time in two months.
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