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

The number of new coronavirus cases in Germany fell for the first time in four days as the country prepares to ease its containment measures. There were 1,158 infections in the 24 hours through Saturday morning, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That was the first day of declining cases in four days and brings the total to 170,588, reports Bloomberg.

Gautam Budh Nagar Police Commissioner requested Air India that its crew members who belong to the district and are in repatriation flights should follow Central protocol on Indian nationals being brought back and they be kept in Delhi during this period, reports ANI.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that India does not anticipate a very worst type of situation like many other developed countries but still the whole country has to be prepared for the worst situation, reports ANI.

We do not anticipate a very worst type of situation in our country like many other developed countries but still we have prepared the whole country for the worst situation: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/TE8A7sviJt

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan along with Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey reviewed the management of the coronavirus pandemic in 8 states of the North East region in the country via video conferencing.

#IndiaFightsCoronavirus @drharshvardhan, along with Sh @AshwiniKChoubey, reviews #COVID19 management in eight states of North East through video conference.#SwasthaBharat#CoronaOutbreak pic.twitter.com/lOrONGFW93

— Ministry of Health 🇮🇳 #StayHome #StaySafe (@MoHFW_INDIA) May 9, 2020

The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to take an appropriate policy decision to tackle the spread of Covid-19 at Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai. At least 77 inmates and 26 personnel of Arthur Road Jail tested positive for coronavirus early this week, reports PTI.

Fifty-seven new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 3,636 in the state. According to official data, the death toll due to the fatal virus stood at 103, reports ANI.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets be shut down globally, reports AP.

The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus, and is considering a Bluetooth-based contact tracing feature too, an official told Reuters on Friday, reports Reuters.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family welfare, India has recorded 1,981 deaths and 59,662 cases due to the novel coronavirus. 3320 new cases, 95 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours.

In full protective gear, two doctors climb the stairs four at a time. Their first task of the day: to test a woman who has had contact with a coronavirus patient in Istanbul, reports AFP.

China reported one new coronavirus case for Friday, unchanged from the day before, data from the national health authority showed on Saturday.

One new imported case was recorded on May 8, the National Health Commission said in a statement, reports Reuters.

Katie Miller, White House official and vice president Pence's spokeswoman has tested positive for Covid-19. US President Trump told the media about the development during a meeting with Republican lawmakers.