Highlights: Delhi records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases, 427 reported in 24 hrs

Indian Air Force aircraft shower flowers on King George's Medical University in Lucknow to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19.

#WATCH Indian Air Force aircraft shower flowers on King George's Medical University in Lucknow to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/idIGNnM2Wj

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Indian Air Force aircraft SU-30 flypast Marine Drive to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers in fighting Covid-19.

Mumbai: Indian Air Force aircraft SU-30 flypast Marine Drive to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers in fighting #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/YG1vEBen0d

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Indian Air Force aircraft flypast over Rajpath to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers in fighting Covid-19

Delhi: Indian Air Force aircraft flypast over Rajpath to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers in fighting COVID19 pic.twitter.com/EsYWLWy3C5

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Indian Army band performed outside Government Hospital, Panchkula to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting Covid-19.

Haryana: Indian Army band performs outside Government Hospital, Panchkula to express gratitude towards medical professionals fighting #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/BbLw8S3hsh

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An IAF chopper showered flower petals on the Police War Memorial in New Delhi to express gratitude and appreciation towards the police officials working during the Covid-19 pandemic.

#WATCH IAF chopper showers flower petals on the Police War Memorial in order to express to pay tribute to police officials for their contribution in the fight against COVID19 pandemic#Delhi pic.twitter.com/XmKDBOAtfJ

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India's Covid-19 infections neared 40,000-mark on Sunday while the death toll stood at 1,301, according to the health ministry's figures.

The total number of active coronavirus cases are 28,046 while 10,632 patients have been cured / discharged.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 793 to 162,496, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday, reports Reuters.

The reported death toll rose by 74 to 6,649, the tally showed.

Two IAF C-130J Super Hercules special operations transport aircraft fly over Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. The aircraft took off from Srinagar,J&K and will fly all the way to Trivandrum in Kerala to show gratitude towards COVID-19 warriors.

#WATCH Two IAF C-130J Super Hercules special operations transport aircraft fly over Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. The aircraft took off from Srinagar,J&K and will fly all the way to Trivandrum in Kerala to show gratitude towards COVID-19 warriors. pic.twitter.com/iFGSrbFGq0

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IAF's fighter aircraft training mission departure to pay tribute to Covid-19 frontline workers has been delayed by one hour, due to rains, reports ANI. Now the fighters are expected to be over Delhi-NCR area, approx at 1100 hours, depending on the rain/weather conditions.

The Indian Air Force did a flypast over Srinagar's Dal Lake to pay tribute to medical professionals and all other frontline workers fighting Covid-19.

Watch the flypast

#WATCH Indian Air Force's flypast over Srinagar's Dal Lake to pay tribute to medical professionals and all other frontline workers. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/enk7mwznJc

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Nearly 500 Delhi students stranded at coaching hub Kota in Rajasthan during the lockdown reached Kashmere Gate ISBT here in 40 buses early Sunday morning, reports PTI.

Delhi's Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said the students would be sent to their homes from Kashmere Gate ISBT after medical tests.

Help desks were set up at Kashmere Gate inter state bus terminus (ISBT) where doctors, police personnel, transport, civil defence and other personnel were deployed to assist the students for medical tests and boarding DTC buses for their homes.

Ministry of Railways has 'clarified' that few special trains which are being run for migrants workers and other persons stranded at different places, are being operated on request of state governments only: ANI.

Raipur Police has launched "Chuppi Tod" campaign in a bid to curb domestic violence cases that have increased during the lockdown period: ANI

A Shramik Special train carrying 847 migrant workers from Maharashtra arrived at Lucknow Junction railway station at 5:40 am today. The workers were segregated segregated according to their districts and screened by health workers before boarding state transport buses to ferry them to their districts.

Food packets were given to them for their journey forward journey

Coronavirus deaths in the United States climbed by 1,435 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to more than 66,000, reports AFP.

The Baltimore-based university had recorded more than 1.1 million cases in the country as of 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday), with 66,224 deaths, a two percent rise from a day earlier.