Thirteen hostellers and two St Stephen’s College officials tested positive for Covid on Friday, following a ‘chapel trip’ by 40 students to Dalhousie. At night, the director of St Stephen’s said that the “inner perimeter” of the university was “off limits to everyone.” “Thirteen resident students have tested positive for …
Read More »Random Covid Testing at Delhi Airport Starting Today, Train and Bus Stations Below
Coronavirus: Delhi has recorded more than 6.6 lakh of coronavirus cases so far. New Delhi: Passengers at Delhi airport, arriving from states witnessing an increase in coronavirus, will be randomly tested starting today and “those who test positive will be placed in mandatory quarantine,” the government said. The measure will …
Read More »Amid increasing Covid-19 cases, Delhi issues new restrictions. Details here
The Delhi government on Saturday issued new orders regarding indoor meetings amid the recent spate of Covid-19 cases in the national capital. The order followed previous government-imposed restrictions on celebrations and gatherings in public places and religious sites during the upcoming festivals of Holi, Navratri and Shab-e-Barat. The government has …
Read More »Third wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi ‘on the decline’: Satyendar Jain | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the national capital is not over yet, but “is definitely on the wane,” Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday. Delhi recorded 2,463 new Covid-19 cases and 50 deaths on Wednesday, the lowest number of deaths in a single …
Read More »Covid-19 positivity rate falls to less than 5 percent, experts see less demand for hospital beds in Delhi | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: The coronavirus positivity rate has decreased to 4.20 percent in the national capital region in the past four days and health experts have confirmed that they have received fewer new patients for hospitalization in the past three to four days. The recent development can be assessed from the …
Read More »No schools will reopen until we are sure Covid-19 is under control, says Delhi health minister
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that until the government is fully confident that the Covid-19 situation in the national capital is under control, “schools will not be reopened.” Speaking to the ANI news agency, Jain said: “The positivity rate in Delhi has dropped to 8.5% in the …
Read More »COVID-19: Withdrawal of order to close two markets in West Delhi
By: PTI | New Delhi | November 23, 2020 12:21:27 pm A Delhi resident buys winter clothes at a road market in New Delhi (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna) The district administration withdrew an order to close two night markets in Nangloi, west Delhi, for violating COVID-19 security measures, hours after …
Read More »‘The situation is spiraling out of control’: SC requests Covid report from Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 23, 2020 12:08:07 pm Family members in personal protective equipment during the cremation of a COVID-19 victim in New Delhi On Monday, the Supreme Court requested a status report from Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam on measures taken to control …
Read More »Delhi Health Teams To Visit Patients In Home Isolation, RT-PCR Tests Performed – Key Updates
With 111 coronavirus deaths reported in Delhi, the AAP government led by Arvind Kejriwal orders district health teams to visit patients in home isolation to ensure they follow all Covid-19 regulations. The Delhi government has also increased the RT-PCR testing capacity to more than 37,000 tests per day. The national …
Read More »Gurgaon and Faridabad Launch Random Covid Tests for Travelers at Delhi Border
The increase in coronavirus cases in Delhi has been recorded since October 28. Gurgaon: After Noida, authorities in Gurgaon and Faridabad began random testing of people entering the city from Delhi, which is struggling with the worst phase of the COVID-19 pandemic so far, with cases and deaths reaching record …
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