Highlights: Air India security staff on board domestic flight tests Covid-19+ve

The testings have gone up in the last few months. 1.1 lakh samples are tested daily: Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)

We should follow social distancing, wear face masks, our behaviour should be covid-19 appropriate till the time a vaccine is developed

Low fatality rate in India due to lockdown, containment zones etc

Union health ministry briefing taking place. World has 6.4% fatality rate whereas India has as low as 2.8% fatality rate

A total of 60,490 patients have recovered so far from COVID19. Recovery rate continues to improve and presently it is 41.61%. The fatality rate is one among the lowest in the world, it is 2.87% now: Lav Agarwal, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary.

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says 58,318 passengers flew to their destinations on 832 flights on Monday

Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has written to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray proposing guidelines for the resumption of work in the media and entertainment industry.

Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) writes to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray proposing guidelines for the resumption of work in the media and entertainment industry. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/T4PitBQpP1

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2020

Karnataka reports 100 new cases of coronavirus, taking total number of infections in state to 2,282: PTI

Health Ministry asks States, Union Territories for real-time update of availability and consumption of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine HCQ: ANI

The CISF has reported 20 fresh Covid-19 cases with 18 from its unit that guards the Delhi airport: PTI

The Capital is inching towards 15,000 cases of Covid-19 as it reported 412 cases. 288 people have died so far.

412 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Delhi today; taking the total number of cases to 14,465. Death toll stands at 288: Directorate General of Health Services, Delhi pic.twitter.com/sbl7ShDiOU

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2020

Coronavirus cases across the world has reached a grim milestone as 5.5 million cases were recorded globally.

#BREAKING World coronavirus cases top 5.5 million: AFP tally pic.twitter.com/PHMDVvDU8T

— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 26, 2020

Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP said that Gujarat has been worse at handling the pandemic. He said that if emergency needs to be imposed than it needs to be imposed in Gujarat, not Maharashtra.

Delhi health minister Kailash Gahlot has said that DMRC will take at least two days to resume services. He also reiterated that the Delhi govt plans to restart the services soon.

There is no confirmation yet on resumption of Delhi Metro rail services. Whenever such a direction comes, DMRC will require a minimum of 2 days for preparations. Delhi government wants that metro train services should be started again soon: Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot pic.twitter.com/Sp2XLMKQ9V

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2020

Total number of positive cases in Karnataka have now risen to 2,282. The state also reported 44 new deaths.

Karnataka reports 100 fresh cases of #COVID19 from 5 pm of May 25 to 12 pm today, taking the total number of positive cases to 2282. Total number of active cases rise to 1514 with 44 deaths: Karnataka Health Department pic.twitter.com/RUo3HWjYoV

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2020

Wayanad's Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that PM has not yet achieved the results he desired from the four stages of lockdown.

Four stages of lockdown have not given the result that the Prime Minister expected: Rahul Gandhi

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 26, 2020