India has recorded 3,390 new coronavirus infections and 103 deaths in the last 24 hours. India began a mammoth evacuation exercise late Thursday, bringing back the first batch of its citizens stranded overseas amid the shutdown. National carrier Air India will conduct 64 flights to 12 countries from May 7-13 to bring back approximately 15,000 Indians stranded due to the coronavirus lockdown. The stranded Indians will pay their own fares. India is also using its Navy to bring back stranded citizens.

Source: The Standard May 08, 2020 08:37 UTC