Delhi minister Satyendar Jain's health has deteriorated further. He is infected with the coronavirus. Jain has also been diagnosed with pneumonia. According to doctors, Jain is now kept full-time on oxygen support as his oxygen saturation level has dipped.
Delhi, being one of the states having maximum number of coronavirus cases, at present has 242 actual containing zones. Take a look at the list of all containment, de-contained, active containment zones in the national capital.
The national capital of Delhi witnessed its highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases till date, as 427 more locals were found to be infected with the virus
Delhi Red Zones: Coronavirus containment zones in the national capital rose to 87 on Tuesday. The three new hotspots, in the list, included areas from Harsh Vihar, Devli Extension and Krishna Puri.
Areas in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, Trilokpuri and Jahangirpuri were identified as coronavirus hotspots today. With this, a total number of 84 areas have been identified as containment zones or red zones in the national capital.
At least 62 samples were taken for COVID-19 testing in Delhi's Nabi Karim and all of them were found negative. "Rapid testing for COVID-19 began at Nabi Karim containment zone in Central District of the national capital. 62 random samples were tested in the area and all came negative," the Delhi government said in a statement today.
The New Delhi Municipal Council has urged people not to spit or urinate in public places in Delhi, failing which a fine will be imposed on the violators. A fine of Rs 1,000 will be levied on those who flout these rules, the council said amid the coronavirus crisis in the country.
The recent case of a pizza delivery boy testing positive for the coronavirus has sent an alarm in South Delhi. District Magistrate Dr. Brij Mohan Mishra has ordered health screening of all the delivery boys inside the shops. He said all the delivery agents must take care of social distancing and hygeine or else face action.
More red zones or coronavirus hotspots were identified in Delhi on Friday, taking the total number of containment zones in the national capital to 68. Six areas in Sangam Vihar, Nangloi, Nihal Vihar, Hari Nagar, Tughlakabad, Jahangirpuri and Malviya Nagar were included as hotspots today.
As many as 108 doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff at Delhi's Ganga Ram Hospital have been put in quarantine after 2 patients who earlier tested negative for COVID-19, test positive in second test.
Now, 23 out of 24 evacuees from Nizamuddin Markaz have been tested positive for coronavirus infection. All of them are currently admitted in Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Narayan Hospital in New Delhi.
Tahir Hussain, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councilor, has been suspended by the party. The suspension comes after incriminating evidence showed his alleged involvement in the violence in Northeast Delhi that has claimed over 30 lives so far.
New Delhi: Trouble escalated for both former and incumbent CMs of Delhi Sheila Dikshit and Arvind Kejriwal when LG Najeeb Jung forwarded the Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) complaint to ACB to probe the Rs 400 tanker scam.
Najeeb Jung has ordered the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to investigate the Rs 400 crore water tanker scam in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) involving both former and incumbent CMs Sheila Dikshit and Arvind Kejriwal.
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