Highlights: Delhi's Covid-19 tally goes up to 6,318 including 68 deaths

IndiGo CEO says though full salaries were paid but senior employees have to take pay cut in May.

We paid full salaries in March and April but have to implement pay cuts for senior employees from May: IndiGo CEO

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 8, 2020

US President Donald Trump, vice president Mike Pence underwent Covid-19 tests after Trump's valet tested positive. They have both tested negativem, according to Reuters.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, whose primary backing comes from Beijing, approved a $500 million loan for India to help tide the economic woes arising from the pandemic.

PM in a tweet also said that he spoke to Railway minister Piyush Goyal who is closely monitoring the situation.

Extremely anguished by the loss of lives due to the rail accident in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Have spoken to Railway Minister Shri Piyush Goyal and he is closely monitoring the situation. All possible assistance required is being provided.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 8, 2020

3,390 cases were freshly recorded in the last 24 hours. 1,886 people have died nationwide. 56,342 cases have been recorded with 17,974 cases from Maharashtra.

11 students from J-K stranded in Dhaka along with 167 other passengers will return home. Their evacuation is part of the Vande Bharat Mission.

The first flight from Dhaka (Bangladesh) to Srinagar with 167 passengers will leave at 11 am with all medical students from Jammu and Kashmir. #VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/cXGTkFsTdD

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2020

US and China, who are lashing out at each other for creating speculations and controversy regarding the origins of Covid-19, will look forward to implement the trade deal.

#BREAKING China, US commit to implement trade deal despite virus row: official pic.twitter.com/IxQbLdmrBC

— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 8, 2020

UN asked developed nations, big companies and billionaires to donate $6.7 billion fund for fighting the coronavirus pandemic in poor countries. It fears that the lack of aid could lead to famines, riots and conflicts. UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said appealing in a video conference said that the poorest nations face "a double whammy" - health impact of COVID-19 coupled with "the impact of the global recession and the domestic measures taken to contain the virus".

14 workers returning to Madhya Pradesh were mowed down by a good train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad.

Excise officer Abhishek Tiwari working in Hoshangabad, MP, has started marking the indelible ink on the index fingers of customers in case there is need of contact tracing in future if an outbreak occurs.

MP: Indelible ink is being applied to index finger of buyers coming to purchase liquor,in Hoshangabad dist.Excise officer Hoshangabad,Abhishek Tiwari says "It's being done to trace people in near future if needed. Register with their details is also being maintained on all shops" pic.twitter.com/WjoS7W5GYf

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2020

IMF Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department, Gita Gopinath said that the developing nations’ external financing will cross the 25 trillion dollar mark as the world economies stare at massive recovery challenge. She said that economic recovery projected in the second half of this year following containment measures decreasing is a less likely scenario.

A Johns Hopkins tally accessed by AFP shows that 2,448 people have died due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours.

#BREAKING US #coronavirus deaths rise by 2,448 in 24 hours: tracker pic.twitter.com/ZUtBmbu3KW

— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 8, 2020