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Coronavirus Updates: Domestic flights to resume today
24 May, 2020 | 11:55:57 PM IST
The government allowed a calibrated resumption of domestic flights two months after they were suspended as part of a nationwide lockdown.
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Top Developments
- Lockdown may not end by May 31, need time to resume flights: Uddhav Thackeray
- Government issued new guidelines for international arrivals
- UP govt withdrew order which banned use of mobile phones in isolation wards
- Maharashtra crossed 50,000-mark with 3,041 Covid-19 cases
- Government ordered airlines to curtail schedules hours before flight resumption
- Domestic flights to start in Andhra Pradesh on 26 May, in West Bengal on 28 May
- West Bengal records biggest single-day spike of 208 new cases, total count 3,667
- Installation of Aarogya Setu has been made mandatory and only passengers with green status on the app are allowed to travel
Bombay High Court Steps In
- Bombay HC directed Air India to keep middle seats vacant on International flights.
- HC also asked Air India to comply with the Director of General Civil Aviation's 'social distancing' circulation
Ending uncertainty, Tamil Nadu government notifies Standard Operating Procedures for domestic air travel
Domestic flights to start in West Bengal on 28 May, in Andhra Pradesh on 26 May
Civil Aviation Minister hours ahead of domestic flight resumption
It has been a long day of hard negotiations with various state govts to recommence civil aviation operations in the… https://t.co/89bXEUoCJ1
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) 1590336897000COVID-19 count rises to 1,184 in Haryana
Haryana reported 53 COVID-19 cases, 14 of them from Faridabad district in the NCR, on Sunday, pushing the state's count to 1,184.
Bagdogra airport to handle 20 flights per day from 28 May
West Bengal records biggest single-day spike of 208 new cases, total count 3,667
Delhi govt directs private hospitals/nursing homes with 50 beds or more to reserve 20 percent of total capacity for COVID-19 patients
Tamil Nadu issues advisory for incoming flights
- A 14-day quarantine and all domestic air travellers coming into Tamil Nadu to register themselves in TNePass portal
- The declaration also asks passengers to contact authorities immediately if they develop any symptoms
Covid Cheer for Uttarakhand
All 13 districts of the state are now designated as Orange Zone: Uttarakhand Government
Covid scare in Eastern Himalayan State of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh, which was earlier declared COVID-19 free, has reported a fresh case, as a student who recently returned from Delhi has tested positive.
Delhi Disaster Management Authority reiterates govt guidelines on domesstic travel
Delhi Disaster Management Authority directs all concerned authorities to ensure compliance of guidelines issued by… https://t.co/TXAfz50UFl
— ANI (@ANI) 15903300110002,818 Shramik Special trains have ferried around 37 lakh migrants since May 1: Railways
Maharashtra COVID-19 cases cross 50,000-mark; tally 50231 after 3041 new cases
Flights to restart under UDAN
Ministry of Civil Aviation decides to operate flights under UDAN scheme. Details to be announced later.
2,818 Shramik Special trains have ferried around 37 lakh migrants since May 1: Railways
Maharashtra govt to allow 25 flights to Mumbai from tomorrow
Maharashtra govt has agreed to allow 25 take offs and 25 landings everyday for domestic flights from Mumbai. This n… https://t.co/bhVFlJIXTZ
— ANI (@ANI) 1590324702000Tamil Nadu registers 765 new cases
- Tamil Nadu recorded 765 new cases today, taking the total cases in the state to 16,277
- With eight new deaths, the death count mounted to 111
Making all arrangements for migrant workers' journey back home: Amarinder Singh
Gujarat HC directs Railways to waive one-way ticket charges of migrant workers
Mumbai Airport allows airlines to operate just a handful of flights
1,180 CAPF personnel infected, so far
16 fresh cases in Tripura take state tally to 191
In Kerala:
Number of active cases of #COVID19 rises to 322 in Kerala, with 53 more people testing positive today: Kerala Healt… https://t.co/GiSqJ7Yfvp
— ANI (@ANI) 1590319994000Five new cases in Pondicherry
Total cases in the UT now 29.
Bihar death toll rises to 12
The state has 2,477 cases.
54 test positive in Uttarakhand
State tally now up to 298.
Three employees at Hyundai's Chennai plant test positive
The carmaker had resumed operations at its Irungattukottai-based plant on May 8.
AirAsia India opens bookings for 21 destinations
Iraq reports steepest single-day spike
Iraq's Health Ministry reported 308 new cases Saturday, one day ahead of celebrations to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
New York reports lowest daily deaths in weeks
The daily death tally was 84 after a peak of 799 on April 8.
From the Aviation Minister:
Latest guidelines on domestic & international travel have been issued by @MoHFW_INDIA. I hope travellers strictly… https://t.co/Wf4g4Vp2gO
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) 1590310487000Karnataka cases reach 2,056
The southern state reported 97 new cases, even as it went under total lockdown till Monday morning.
Three new cases in Manipur
State tally now 32
China's foreign minister says virus lawsuits 'illegal'
- A lawsuit would have 'zero factual basis in law or international precedence',” said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
- Wang pointed out that China was a victim of the global pandemic alongside other countries and had reached out to assist other governments in need.
- "To our regret, in addition to the raging of the new virus, a political virus is also spreading in the US which is to take every chance to attack and discredit China," Wang added.
Lufthansa to resume flights to 20 destinations from mid-June
Destinations include Mallorca, Crete, Rhodes, Faro, Venice, Ibiza and Malaga, an airline spokeswoman said, adding flights would depart from their main hub in Frankfurt.
World Bank approves $500 million loan for Pakistan
- The World Bank has restored Pakistan's budgetary support after four years
- It had suspended budget support loans due to the deterioration in macroeconomic indicators in 2017
- Initially, the size of Securing Human Investments to Foster Transformatio (SHIFT) was $250 million
- The World Bank decided to double the amount after the COVID-19 outbreak
Some states don't want to restart flights
- Airlines will resume a third of their domestic flights from Monday
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have said they are not prepared
- It's extremely ill-advised to reopen in the red zone: Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
Four more test positive in Assam
Total cases in the state rose to 350.
Delhi reports 508 fresh cases
Total cases now 13,418; death toll at 261.
Sikkim reports first case
The patient is a student, who returned from Delhi.
Andhra Pradesh tally rises to 2,780
The state has reported 66 fresh cases in the last 24 hours
Pakistan case count reaches 54,601
The country has also recorded 32 deaths during the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 1,133.
Industrial estates in Chennai allowed to resume work
- Further easing curbs, the Tamil Nadu government has allowed 17 industrial estates to resume work from tomorrow.
- Industrial estates situated in non-containment zones, including the Ambattur and Guindy clusters can resume work.
- Worker strength capped at 25 percent; thermal scanners a must.
87 cops test positive in Maharashtra
1,758 personnel have been affected, so far.
South Korea reports 25 new cases
Small outbreaks continue to be reported in the Asian country, even as social distancing rules are eased.
COVID-19 induced recession just around the corner?
According to Dun & Bradstreet's latest Economic Observer, the country is likely to slip into recession in the third quarter of this fiscal as loss in income and jobs and cautiousness among consumers will delay recovery in consumer demand even after the pandemic
Parle wants more workforce for factories in green, amber zones
- Restrictions on number of workers in factories located in green and amber zones, specially for food products companies, need to be relaxed as meeting demand will become difficult and can lead to scarcity, according to a senior official of biscuits major Parle Products.
- With availability of labour still a challenge due to large scale migration in the wake of the lockdown, Parle wants the government to allow relaxations for food firms to even use up to 100 per cent workforce in factories which are not in containment or red zones under strict standard operating procedures: Parle Products Senior Category Head Mayank Shah.
67 new cases in Odisha
State's tally rises to 1,336.
Flight carrying 93 Indians stranded in UK arrives in Indore
Karnataka under complete lockdown till Monday morning
- The state government has decided to impose a complete lockdown in the state on Sunday to contain the virus and has closed all shops till 7 am on May 25.
- Places including Shivajinagar, Hubli, Gadag, Shimoga and Kalaburagi witnessed fewer crowds. All commercial establishments, including Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus terminal, remained closed.
Hamirpur continues to have highest cases in Himachal
The number of infected people in Hamirpur district has risen to 61 out of total 192 in the state.
11 new cases in Goa
State tally rises to 66.
Six fresh cases in Himachal Pradesh
The state now has 192 cases in total.
52 new cases, one death in Rajasthan
6,794 cases in the state; one death reported from Chittorgarh took the number of fatalities to 161.
Germany's confirmed cases rise to 178,281
The European nation reported 431 cases.
Shopping complexes in Lucknow to open from Tuesday
According to the District Magistrate, 33 percent shops in a complex will operate daily on a rotational basis from 7 am to 7 pm. The centralised air-conditioning of the shopping complex will remain shut.
China reports 39 new cases
Biggest one day jump in Corona cases
Highest ever spike of 6767 #COVID19 cases & 147 deaths in India in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the… https://t.co/dfqVcsquPM
— ANI (@ANI) 1590291495000
