Covid-19 Highlights:AI flights from Sharjah, Malaysia, Kuwait bring back Indians

The coronavirus outbreak exposed “shortcomings” in China’s public healthcare system, a top health official admitted Saturday, saying that reforms are underway to improve the country’s disease prevention and control mechanisms.

Delhi Government declares Fortis hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Saroj Medical Institute, Rohini Sector-19 and Khushi Hospital, Dwarka as Covid-19 hospitals, in view of shortage of isolation beds in private hospitals in Delhi.

Delhi Government declares Fortis hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Saroj Medical Institute, Rohini Sector-19 and Khushi Hospital, Dwarka as COVID19 hospitals, in view of shortage of isolation beds in private hospitals in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/vLhDmXHXAq

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Number of active cases of Covid-19 stands at 1800 in Uttar Pradesh and 1399 patients have been recovered. Our average recovery rate stands at around 43 per cent as against national average of 30 per cent: Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad

Karnataka: Migrant workers reach Chikkabanavara Railway Station in Bengaluru to board a 'Shramik Special' train for Darbhanga in Bihar.

Karnataka: Migrant workers reach Chikkabanavara Railway Station in Bengaluru to board a 'Shramik Special' train for Darbhanga in Bihar. #lockdown pic.twitter.com/DkSgVnHJvk

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An Air India flight carrying 129 passengers from Dhaka, Bangladesh has landed at Delhi airport

#VandeBharatMission: An Air India flight carrying 129 passengers from Dhaka, Bangladesh has landed at Delhi airport pic.twitter.com/jMvGMpXlV1

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Number of criminal cases has gone down drastically in Goa, there has been as much as 67% reduction in the number of cases. During the lockdown period, drug seizure has also gone down completely as tourists have gone out and there is no demand: Shobit Saxena, SP Special Branch

A 62-year-old novel coronavirus (Covid-19) patient died on late Friday night in Gautam Budh Nagar.

Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 179 on Saturday, down from 229 on the previous day, the health ministry reported.

Twenty-two migrant workers who returned to Jharkhand have tested positive for the coronavirus disease in the highest single-day tally of Covid-19 cases in the eastern state.

4 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttarakhand today; taking the total number of positive cases to 67: State Health Department

Air India's first evacuation flight from London will be taking off for Mumbai today. Screening of passengers underway.

Air India's first evacuation flight from London will be taking off for Mumbai today. Screening of passengers underway.#VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/U6km8IKvmK

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China has reported 16 new coronavirus cases, according to the country's National Health Commission (NHC), and the majority of the cases are asymptomatic, reports ANI.

The northeastern region, which has traditionally been disciplined, has emerged as the model of coronavirus management and the rest of the country should emulate it, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday, reports PTI.

Thirty-six new cases of Covid-19 have been reported from 5 p.m. yesterday to noon today in Karnataka, said the State Health Department. According to the Health Department, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the state now stands at 789, including 379 discharged cases and 30 deaths, reports ANI.

714 police officials have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra, including 648 active cases, as per information provided by the State Police. "So far, 61 officers have recovered after treatment; while five police officers succumbed to the lethal virus," it added, reports ANI.