According to the police, 1,501 challans were issued to people for not wearing a face mask while 33 people were fined for not adhering to social distancing norms.
District collectors, superintendents of police and other senior officials have been given the responsibility to ensure night curfew norms are maintained in eight districts as announced and not more than 100 people are gathered in the crowd.
Earlier on November 17, the Delhi government had warned that if needed, markets flouting safety protocols would be closed for a few days.
Delhi recorded 6,746 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a positivity rate of 12.29 percent while 121 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,391, authorities said.
A total of 130 people coming from Delhi to Noida were randomly tested for COVID-19 at the border of the two cities on Sunday and six of them were found positive for the infection, officials said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold virtual meetings with chief ministers and other representatives of states and union territories on Tuesday to review the COVID-19 situation and discuss strategy for vaccine distribution.
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 will cost governments much lower than that of Pizer's and Moderna's, the official Twitter handle of the world's first registered vaccine against the pandemic said on Sunday.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said his government will take all measures to withstand the second wave of Covid-19 in the state.
Despite the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in Delhi, people are still crowding the streets as usual. They are going against social distancing and other precautionary norms.
The government is exploring the modalities of emergency authorisation and usage of anti-coronavirus vaccines pending completion of phase-three clinical trial and regular licensure.
Delhi recorded 5,879 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday and a positivity rate of 12.90 per cent, while 111 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,270, authorities said.
With rising cases of the novel coronavirus across the country, restrictions are coming into force yet again. In order to curb the surge, many states are taking measures and ensuring strict implementation.
Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday announced that people coming from Delhi via flight, bus or train, will be getting tested on their arrival to the state.
One of the oldest vaccines for tuberculosis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is associated with a reduced possibility of contracting the COVID-19 virus, according to a new study.
The Central government on Sunday sent high-level teams to Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to help the state governments tackle the Covid surge. Last week, the Union Government has sent teams to Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Manipur. All these states have been either reporting a rise in the number of active cases.
U.S. health officials agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that President Donald Trump was given when he was sickened last month. The Food and Drug Administration authorized use of the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. drug to try to prevent hospitalization and worsening disease from developing in patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms.
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to re-impose the restrict 100 guests at wedding and other social functions, in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state. The Yogi Adityanath-led government on October 15 had allowed 200 guests at weddings with proper safety protocols.
Moderna's Chief Executive Stephane Bancel said that his company will charge governments between Rs. 1855 (USD 25) and Rs. 2755 (USD 37) per dose of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Talking to German weekly Welt am Sonntag (WamS), Barcel said that the price of the coronavirus vaccine will depend on the amount of doses ordered by the governments.
For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi has exceeded the number of rapid antigen tests, while over 3.7 lakh people have been surveyed as part of the efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus in the national capital, the Union Home Ministry said on Sunday.
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