New Delhi: The Coronavirus-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till February 28, aviation regulator DGCA said on Thursday.
"However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation added.
India's COVID-19 tally of cases crossed 1.07 crore with 11,666 new infections being reported in a day, while the national recovery rate climbed to 96.94 per cent.
According to the Union Health ministry data updated on Thursday, the total infections have mounted to 1,07,01,193. The death toll increased to 1,53,847 with 123 daily new fatalities.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,03,73,606 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.94 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.
The COVID-19 active cases remained below 2 lakh for the ninth consecutive day. There are 1,73,740 active Coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.62 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Meanwhile, the number of people who have tested positive for the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 165. All these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Health Care facilities by respective state governments.
According to the ICMR, 19,43,38,773 samples have been tested up to January 27 with 7,25,653 samples being tested on Wednesday.