India's among 10 worst-hit Covid-19 nations as cases jump; air travel reopens


A passenger sprays disinfectant on her hand as she waits to board her flight at the Kamaraj domestic airport during the first day of resuming of domestic flights after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus, in Chennai on Monday (May 25). Confusion and concern reigned at Indian airports on May 25 as domestic flights tentatively resumed after two months, even as coronavirus cases continued to surge at record rates. - AFP

MUMBAI: India on Monday (May 25) posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus), overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, even as the government allowed domestic air travel to restart.

India reported another 6,977 cases, taking its total ot 138,845, according to government data, despite the world's longest lockdown imposed in March by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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