Coronavirus highlights: Delhi doctor tests positive, Gujarat woman dies of Covid-19

Air India will fly back over 300 Israeli nationals via a special flight on Thursday, according to news agency IANS.

The national carrier will operate the service on from New Delhi's IGI Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel.The return flight, however, will not carry any passengers back.

According to a senior Air India official quoted by IANS, a Boeing 777-300 extended range aircraft will be pressed into service to carry out this operation.

Three more people, including an 18-year-old male (who came in contact with one of the patients at Rajiv Gandhi Govt Hospital), a 63-year-old male (who has a travel history to Dubai, and a 66-year-old male (a contact of Thai nationals at IRTT, Perundurai) have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, news agency ANI quoted the state health minister as saying.

3 new positive cases of #COVID19 in #TamilNadu; an 18-yr-old male(a contact of 2nd patient at Rajiv Gandhi Govt Hospital), a 63-yr-old male with travel history to Dubai at Walajah Hospital & a 66-yr-old male (a contact of Thai nationals at IRTT, Perundurai): State Health Minister pic.twitter.com/rzga1xQISe

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020

Due to Covid-19 lockdown, the NHAI has decided to temporaily suspend toll collection in highways across toll plazas in India.

In view of Covid-19, it has been ordered to temporarily suspend the collection of toll at all toll plaza across India. This will not only reduce inconvenience to the supply of emergency services but also save critical time. #IndiaFightsCorona

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) March 25, 2020

The new cases reported by the Health Department of Tamil Nadu have had contacts with patients who had coronavirus.

3 new positive cases of #COVID19 in #TamilNadu; an 18-yr-old male(a contact of 2nd patient at Rajiv Gandhi Govt Hospital), a 63-yr-old male with travel history to Dubai at Walajah Hospital & a 66-yr-old male (a contact of Thai nationals at IRTT, Perundurai): State Health Minister pic.twitter.com/rzga1xQISe

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020

Rajasthan has reported two fresh cases of coronavirus has been reported from Rajasthan. The statewide affected numbers have now touched 38.

Rajasthan: Two more new #Coronavirus positive cases reported in the state today. Total number of cases in the state rises to 38. https://t.co/54tvzWKRmf

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020

An 85-year-old woman died due to Covid-19 in Gujarat. She was admitted to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. ANI says she had traveled abroad.

One #COVID19 positive patient, an 85-year-old woman, passed away in Ahmedabad today. She had travelled abroad&after developing symptoms of COVID-19, she was admitted at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on 22 March. She was suffering from many complications:Health Department, Gujarat Govt pic.twitter.com/SWXjIbELBA

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020

A mohalla clinic doctor from Delhi’s Maujpur tests positive for Covid-19

2 positive cases were reported in Telangana taking total cases to 41 in the southern state.

2 #Coronavirus positive cases reported in Telangana today, taking total positive cases in the state to 41. The first case, a woman in Hyderabad, is the family/primary contact of a positive case. Second case, a 3-yr-old boy, has a travel history to Saudi Arabia: Govt of Telangana pic.twitter.com/GLXE29O0uC

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020

A report by CPC analytics says that situation in India in the aftermath of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak is “cautiously optimistic”. “A 33 per cent increase in cases per day is the global benchmark. Cases have been doubling every 2.1 days internationally. Anything below that is a good sign,” said Sahil Deo, co-founder of CPC Analytics to Hindustan Times.

Chile has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and the Andean nation reported 220 new cases in the past 24 hours, the nation's health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

IMF and World Bank asked major economies to hold on debt payments from the world's poorest nations so that they can compose themselves in order to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. "The World Bank Group and the IMF believe it is imperative at this moment to provide a global sense of relief for developing countries as well as a strong signal to financial markets," the Washington-based development lenders said in a joint statement.

As European economies deal with Covid-19's deadly blow, the German parliament voted for measures amounting to almost 1.1 trillion euros to shield Europe's largest economy from further downturn.

Aviation consultancy CAPA in a report said that the travel ban imposed in India had a significant impact on the aviation industry and this can lead to losses "of USD 3.3-3.6 billion in Q1 of FY20 - 21. Assuming that all domestic and international operations remain grounded until Jun 30," in a report

The anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine's export has been banned by the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India.