Upon arrival, Scholz condemned the Iranian strikes on Israel
India has recorded 12,193 fresh Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, with the number of active cases of the infection going up to 67,556, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 531,300 with 42 more fatalities, including 10 reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data updated at 8am.
The tally of Covid cases was recorded at 44,881,877.
The active cases account for 0.15 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.66 per cent, according to the health ministry's website.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 44,283,021, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.
According to the ministry's website, 2.20 billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have so far been administered to people across the country.
Upon arrival, Scholz condemned the Iranian strikes on Israel
Police have named the assailant as 40-year-old itinerant man Joel Cauchi
Family expresses condolences to the victims
The airline has already suspended flights to and from Tehran until April 18
All flights at Egyptian airports are according to the usual schedules, except for some flights heading to countries that have closed their airspace, said the govt
Air India and Vistara have announced avoidance of Iranian airspace and are taking longer flight paths for their Europe and US operations
Israel has a multi-layered air defence system that has intercepted thousands of rockets since it first went into operation in 2011
Police said there was no evidence to suggest Joel Cauchi was 'driven by any particular motivation, ideology or otherwise'