The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today:
1) Coronavirus | Latest numbers The number of coronavirus cases in India stands at 1,38,534 with the death toll at 4,019.
2) COVID-19: Health Ministry releases guidelines for international arrivals/domestic travel All international passengers arriving in India will have to give an undertaking before boarding that they would undergo a mandatory quarantine for 14 days — seven days paid institutional quarantine at their own cost followed by seven days isolation at home with self-monitoring of health — according to the Health Ministry guidelines released on Sunday.
3) AirAsia India opens bookings for 21 destinations Low-cost carrier AirAsia India has started bookings for 21 destinations ahead of resumption of domestic flights from Monday. In a release, the airline said it would strictly follow the SOPs (standard operating procedures) and guidelines laid out by the regulatory bodies to enable safe travel.
4) With around 380 domestic flights, Delhi airport to resume operations As India is set to resume its domestic civil aviation operations from May 25, the Delhi airport will be handling around 380 flights on Monday, a senior official said. “ There will be 190 departures and around 190 arrivals," a senior government official said.
5) Mumbai airport to deal with 50 domestic flights from Monday, Kolkata & Bagdogra airports from May 28 The Mumbai airport will deal with only 50 domestic flights per day from Monday while the Kolkata and Bagdogra airports in West Bengal will handle domestic services from May 28, senior government officials said on Sunday.
6) No domestic flights in West Bengal and Andhra; Mumbai, Hyderabad & Chennai to see reduced ops
The airports in Kolkata and Bagdogra in West Bengal and Vizag and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh will not handle any domestic flights on Monday while the ones at Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad will deal with reduced number of domestic services, senior government officials said.
7) UP to home quarantine air travellers, outsiders on brief visit exempted
As domestic flights resume, Uttar Pradesh government said air travellers to the state will be home quarantined for 14 days unless they are staying for less than a week or if they clear the coronavirus test earlier. Principal Secretary Medical and Health Amit Mohan Prasad said passengers will have to follow the laid-down home quarantine protocol.
8) Lack of clarity over quarantine requirements bother many pilots Domestic airlines might be resuming services on Monday after being grounded for two months but scores of pilots and first officers seem to be concerned over lack of clarity on quarantine requirements for them. Several cockpit and cabin crew members have moved to their home towns from their base stations in the wake of the nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25. Now, many of them are returning to their base stations to report for duty.
9) Festival eve sales dip, TN all set for low-key Ramzan celebrations Ramzan celebrations are set to be a low-key affair on Monday in Tamil Nadu with Muslims preparing to offer prayers at their homes and the usual festival eve sale in shopping hubs have taken a dip and the festive spirit is subdued. As mosques are also not open for congregational prayers in view of the lockdown, jamaths everywhere have sent messages to the people to offer prayers at home.
10) Track and field athletes to start outdoor training today
Track and field athletes will return to outdoor training on Monday after two months of being confined to their rooms due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown but the early focus will be entirely on their fitness regimens to avoid injury.
11) Decks cleared for re-opening liquor shops in Pondy from Monday Liquor business would resume in Puducherry and Karaikal regions from Monday as Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has approved levy of special excise duty on all categories of liquor in the regions.
12) White House economist sees double digit jobless rate through US elections US unemployment is likely to remain in double digits as Americans go to the polls in November, a top White House economic adviser said Sunday. Kevin Hassett predicted that US economic growth will "skyrocket" in the third quarter but could fall short of a full recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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