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Experts differ on whether a lockdown will help the situation or not. “I firmly believe that the situation will get worse,” Anoop Misra, president of Fortis-C-DOC Hospital which specializes in diabetes, metabolic diseases and endocrinology, told the Economic Times. “A seven-day partial closure (subway and bus services closure) can help,” …

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi AAP government if it could explain to those who had lost loved ones and close ones to COVID-19 in the last 18 days why the administration did not take action when cases were increasing in the city. He also asked the …

74% of the inhabitants of Delhi favor some type of closing of markets and non-essential shops, services to contain the spread of COVID-19, indicates a survey conducted by the LocalCircles community forum. The study has found that 46% of the citizens of India are in favor of some form of …

Reiterating the Delhi government’s denial of another shutdown, Chief Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia has said there are no plans to close markets or reopen schools. In an interview with CNN-News18, Sisodia, however, said that certain regulations can be imposed if crowds and COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the markets. …

In a statement, the Health Ministry said that the proportion of active cases in total positive cases has further decreased to 5.48% in the country. The accumulated national figure is 93.05%. The total number of recovered cases stands at 81,63,572, and the gap between recovered cases and active cases, which …

New Delhi: India’s main retail trade body said Sunday that sales during the Diwali holiday period in the country were up more than 10% year-on-year, indicating “good business prospects” for small businesses. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), which claims to represent tens of millions of businesses across the …

Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that COVID-19 The situation in the national capital should be under control in seven to 10 days and that his government is taking several measures in this regard. Kejriwal also said that pollution is the “biggest” reason behind the increase in coronavirus …

The Delhi High Court on Thursday expressed concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital and questioned that the AAP government “does everything it can to unlock” things. “The high court said the Delhi government cannot be allowed to gamble with the lives of citizens and that …

Voters at RR Nagar as they wait to cast their votes last week. Sira’s seat was vacated after the candidate of Janata Dal Secular B Satyaranarayana, a defender who won the 2018 elections, succumbed to a chronic illness on August 4. RR Nagar’s seat was vacated in July 2019 after …

Equity mutual fund schemes continued to post outflows for the fourth consecutive month as repayment pressure continued, while the systematic monthly investment plan (SIP) increased slightly. According to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) released on Monday, the net outflow from equity mutual fund schemes was …