Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Record 6,977 Cases in 24 Hours Take India Tally to 1,38,845, Death Toll at 4,021; Domestic Flights Resume After 2 Months of Lockdown

3,280 Covid-19 Patients Recovered in Past 24 Hours | In the past 24 hours, 3,280 patients have recovered from coronavirus in India. So far, a total of 57,720 people have been cured from the infection.

Visual from Jaipur airport where passengers have reached this morning to board flight to their respective destinations as operations for domestic flights have resumed from today. All scheduled commercial passenger flights were suspended since March 25 when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic. (Image: News18)

India Records Biggest Spike in Covid-19 Cases | Covid-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the fourth consecutive day on Monday with 6,977 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,38,845, while the death toll due to the coronavirus rose to 4,021 after 154 more fatalities, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

#IndiaFightsCorona:#COVID19 India UPDATE:

▪️ Total Cases - 138845
▪️Active Cases - 77103
▪️Cured/Discharged- 57720
▪️Deaths - 4021
▪️Migrated - 1

as on May 25, 2020 till 8:00 AM pic.twitter.com/7zJbJcyX5l

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) May 25, 2020

4 Fresh Covid-19 Cases in Himachal Pradesh | Four more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh, taking the number of cases in the state to 208, while a 72-year-old woman died due to the disease at a hospital, officials said. With the latest fatality, the death toll due to Covid-19 has increased to five in the state. The woman had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday and she died at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) in Shimla around 10:15 pm on Sunday, the hospital's senior medical superintendent, Janak Raj, said.

Here are some health practices that you can adopt during lockdown in a bid to combat the further spread of coronavirus and keep yourself safe and healthy.

#IndiaFightsCorona:

📍 Healthy practices during #lockdown

↗️Wash your hands frequently
↗️Cough or sneeze with flexed elbow
↗️Avoid touching your face
↗️Call your loved ones and friends
↗️Eats fruits & vegetables
↗️Be physically active#StaySafe #StayHome pic.twitter.com/75776CObVR

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) May 25, 2020

India Covid-19 Tally Reaches 1,38,845 | India has reported total 1,38,845 cases of coronavirus in the country so far. According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are 77,103 active cases, while 57,720 patients have been cured. So far, 4,021 people have died due to the coronavirus. There is one migrated case too.

Italy Reports 531 Covid-19 Cases in Past 24 Hours | The number of confirmed new infections in Italy rose by just 531 in the past 24 hours, with half in the populous northern region of Lombardy that has borne the brunt of Italy's epidemic. The civil protection agency yesterday reported 50 deaths but officials said that Lombardy had not updated its toll.

Flight Cancelled in Bengaluru | Passengers of an Air India Bengaluru-Hyderabad flight say their flight has been cancelled, without prior notice from the airline. "Only when our boarding passes were scanned at the airport entry we were told that boarding has been cancelled. We don't know what to do now," said a passenger.

Passengers of an Air India Bengaluru-Hyderabad flight say their flight has been cancelled, without prior notice from the airline. They say,"Only when our boarding passes were scanned at the airport entry we were told that boarding has been cancelled.We don't know what to do now." pic.twitter.com/NNbr4Jh0pK

— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020

More than a fifth of the country’s coronavirus cases are in Mumbai, India's financial hub and its most populous city,

Passengers onboard Delhi-Bhubaneswar Vistara flight were seen wearing face shields as a precautionary measure against Covid-19.

Delhi: Passengers onboard Delhi-Bhubaneswar Vistara flight were seen wearing face shields as a precautionary measure against COVDI19. BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty on
board the flight said "I was in Delhi since the Parliament's Budget session. Now, I am returning to my state Odisha". pic.twitter.com/lFgGSZJpj8

— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020

US President Donald Trump pitches for reopening schools in the country. The schools were closed due to coronavirus outbreak. The United States is one of the worst affected countries due to Covid-19 in the world.

Schools in our country should be opened ASAP. Much very good information now available. @SteveHiltonx @FoxNews

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020

Four Covid-19 vaccine candidates may enter clinical trial phase in 3-5 months, says Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.

Ashok Chavan Tests Covid-19 Positive | PWD Minister in Maharashtra cabinet and former state chief minister Ashok Chavan on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus. This is the second case in Maharashtra government with a senior NCP leader earlier contracting the coronavirus in April.

With 11 new imported cases reported on May 24, total Covid-19 cases from abroad in the Chinese mainland reached 1,724.

With 11 new imported cases reported on May 24, total #COVID19 cases from abroad in the #Chinese mainland reached 1,724.

🇷🇺Russia: 697
🇬🇧UK: 315
🇺🇸USA: 184
🇫🇷France: 89
🇪🇸Spain: 88
🇮🇹Italy: 55 pic.twitter.com/5WACOJjNWu

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) May 25, 2020

US to Provide $6 Million to Pakistan to Fight Coronavirus | The US yesterday announced that it will provide $6 million aid to Pakistan to support its effort in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. US ambassador to Pakistan, Paul Jones, in a video message said that the aid money will strengthen Pakistan's "response by expanding training for healthcare workers who take care of patients in hospitals with severe cases of coronavirus; preventing the spread of coronavirus in healthcare facilities and providing a fourth mobile lab to test and treat Pakistanis living in virus hotspots".

Trump was addressing his disclosure last week that he was taking hydroxychloroquine and a zinc supplement.

Domestic Flight Services Resume | A long queue of passengers was seen outside Delhi airport's Terminal-3 as all domestic flights from Delhi to operate from here. All scheduled commercial passenger flights were suspended since March 25 when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic. (Image: ANI)

Bengaluru Airport Introduces 'Contactless Journey' to Contain Covid-19 | The Bengaluru airport management has introduced a unique feature of parking-to-boarding contactless journey for the passengers as the domestic flight resumes from today. In order to contain coronavirus transmission among passengers and staff, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) introduced the new feature of contactless journey right from pre-entry check to security check and boarding. "Contactless would be the buzzword at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru when operations resume from May 25," the BIAL said in a statement.

Clinical Trial for Ad5 Vectored Covid-19 Vaccine | Phase 1 clinical trial for Ad5 vectored Covid-19 vaccine found that it’s tolerable and immunogenic at 28 days post-vaccination, says CanSino Biologics.

Phase 1 clinical trial for Ad5 vectored #COVID19 #vaccine found that it’s tolerable and immunogenic at 28 days post-vaccination. Humoral responses against SARS-CoV-2 peaked at day-28 post-vaccination in healthy adults. The vaccine warrants further investigation: CanSino Biologics pic.twitter.com/nAft5tJbmd

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) May 25, 2020

White House Bans Travel to the US from Brazil | The White House has announced a ban on travel to the US from Brazil due to the spread of coronavirus in Latin America's hardest-hit country. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says in a statement that the ban applies to foreign nationals who have been in Brazil in the 14 days before they sought to travel to the United States. McEnany cast it as a move by President Donald Trump "to protect our country."

Passengers arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport as domestic flight operations resume from today. Maharashtra government has allowed 25 takeoffs and 25 landings every day from Mumbai. All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended since March 25 when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Passengers arrive at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport as domestic flight operations resume.

Maharashtra government has allowed 25 takeoffs and 25 landings every day from Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/ss38dwa8bz

— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020

Americans Pass Pandemic Holiday on Beaches, in Parks | People walk on the boardwalk at Coney Island beach on the Memorial Day weekend during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Brooklyn, New York City, US, May 24. (Image: Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

Brazil Becomes Second Coronavirus Hotspot in World | Brazil, the world's No. 2 coronavirus hotspot behind the United States, registered 653 new coronavirus deaths yesterday, taking the total number of fatalities to 22,666, the Health Ministry said. Brazil has 363,211 confirmed cases, up 15,813 from Saturday, the ministry said. The United States has more than 1.6 million cases and nearly 100,000 deaths, according to a Reuters tally based on official reports.

In the neighbouring state of Gujarat, Congress MLA Imran Khedawala had tested positive for Covid-19 last month, following which chief minister Vijay Rupani went into self-quarantine.

Turkey Confirms 32 Deaths, 1,141 New Covid-19 Cases | Turkey's health minister yesterday announced 32 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the death toll in the country to 4,340. Fahrettin Koca also tweeted there were 1,141 new infections confirmed in the past 24 hours. The total number of infections has reached 1,56,827. Turkey ranks ninth in a global tally by Johns Hopkins University but experts believe the number of infections could be much higher than reported. More than 1,18,000 people have recovered, according to the health ministry statistics.

US Covid-19 Deaths Reach 97,686 | US coronavirus death toll rises by 638, bringing total lives lost to 97,686, the Johns Hopkins University tracker reported Sunday.

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday evening announced that all domestic flights will recommence across the country from Monday onward barring two states — Andhra Pradesh which will…

Domestic Flights Resume from Today After 2 Months of Lockdown | Skies will open up for domestic passenger services in India from today after a gap of two months, with Delhi-Pune and Mumbai-Patna flights being among the first to take off, aviation industry said. All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended since March 25 when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Both the flights will be operated by IndiGo on Monday morning. While the Delhi-Pune flight is scheduled to depart at 4.45am, the Mumbai-Patna flight would depart at 6.45am.