Coronavirus: India reports 13,052 new cases, 127 deaths in last 24 hours | 10 points
Coronavirus: India reports 13,052 new cases, 127 deaths in last 24 hours | 10 points
India has reported 13,052 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and 127 new deaths, said the Union Health Ministry. Here are the latest developments on the coronavirus situation in India.
advertisement
Total cases in India have reached 1,07,46,183. (Photo: PTI)
India reported 13,052 new coronavirus cases, 13,965 discharges, and 127 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry on Sunday. The total case tally in the country has reached 1,07,46,183.
As per official data, total recoveries in the country have reached 1,04,23,125 while the death toll is 1,54,274
New Covid strain: India s count of UK virus variant cases rises to 165, says govt
Premium
(Bloomberg)
Share Via
Read Full Story
The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of Covid-19 in India has climbed to 165, the government announced on Thursday.
This comes as Pfizer and BioNTech, makers of a Covid-19 vaccine, today said that their product is effective against the coronavirus variants that have emerged in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
TRENDING STORIESSee All
Premium
UP: Schools shut till 15 May; night curfew hours extended in Noida, Lucknow, other districts. Details here
1 min read
Govt extends curbs on flights from UK till Feb 14 amid rising Covid-19 cases
This does not mean flights have been banned between both the countries. Under the restricted arrangement, only 30 flights will operate out of Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru to the UK in one week
BusinessToday.In | January 28, 2021 | Updated 11:44 IST
All flights connecting the UK and India were suspended from December 23 to January 7
The Centre has extended temporary restrictions imposed on flights coming from the UK to India as new coronavirus strain continues to affect lives in the British country.
The Civil Aviation Ministry, in a letter to British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airlines on Wednesday, said curbs on flights between India and the UK have been extended up to February 14.
International flights on January 27: Here are flights operated by Air India under Vande Bharat
International flights: Check flights leaving for and from India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Representative image
The Centre started the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ on May 6 to help those stranded overseas due to the novel coronavirus pandemic reach their destinations via international repatriation flights.
According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, 15,061 repatriation flights were operated by the Air India Group under the Vande Bharat Mission till January 25, carrying over 20.31 lakh passengers. Of these, 7,527 were inbound flights carrying 12.12 lakh passengers and 7,534 were outbound flights with 8.18 lakh fliers.
Here is the repatriation international flights schedule for January 27:
UPDATED: January 28, 2021 00:13 IST
The restrictions have been put in place due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in the UK. (Photo: Pexels)
India has extended the temporary restrictions imposed on flights originating from the UK to India till February 14.
In a letter to British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airlines, the Civil Aviation Ministry said the restrictions on flights between India and the UK have been extended upto February 14 (23.59 hours).
The restrictions do not imply a ban on flights between the two countries but rather seek to limit the number of flights permitted to operate.
As per the restrictions in place, a total of 30 flights will be allowed every week. Fifteen of them will be operated by Indian carriers and 15 by British ones.