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India | April 20, 2021 11:47 ISTDelhi government has imposed a six-day complete lockdown to deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Delhi government has imposed a six-day complete lockdown to deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Delhi is worst-hit by the fresh wave of Covid-19, reporting record number of daily cases in the last one week. The city registered as many as 23,686 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, pushing the tally over 8.77 lakh.
Delhi Lockdown News: The Delhi government has impose six days lockdown in the national capital from Monday night amid deteriorating Covid-19 situation.
A six-day lockdown has been imposed in Delhi in view of an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases. Long queues were soon spotted outside liquor shops in different parts of Delhi.
Delhi Lockdown News: Chandni Chowk market in the old Delhi and the wholesale markets will remain shut till April 25.
Delhi Lockdown, Curfew on weekend: Delhi government has imposed weekend curfew in the national capital to tide over Covid-19 crisis.
Arvind Kejriwal said very less plasma is available in stock for treating COVID-19 patients and appealed to those who have recovered to actively donate it.
Delhi recorded its biggest daily jump of 10,774 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total tally to 7,25,197. 48 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 11,283.
Delhi recorded 2,790 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest daily count this year while nine more people died due to infection.
Delhi Airport Covid-19 Testing: Passengers who are found positive for Covid-19 at Delhi airport will be mandatorily quarantined.
The Dlehi government has made COVID-19 test mandatory for travellers from Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.
Schools in Delhi will reopen from January 18 after remaining shut for 10 months due to the pandemic. All schools outside COVID-19 containment zones will reopen for Classes 10 and 12.
The Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi has prepared a plan for the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in the national capital. According to Health minister Satyendar Jain, employees of the Delhi Jal Board and electricity department will be among the category of frontline health staff for Covid-19 vaccination. According to a report in The Indian Express, the city government has issued an order to the respective departments in this regard.
Delhi recorded 5,482 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, while 98 more fatalities pushed the death toll in the city to 8,909, the authorities said. The positivity rate was 8.51 percent.
As the national capital is battling a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, health experts on Thursday said that Delhi is currently facing the third wave of the disease which is likely to last at least a few more weeks.
The Delhi government on Monday revoked the order of closure of Punjabi Basti Market and Janata Market, Nangloi, with immediate effect. The UT government had earlier ordered the closure of these markets on the grounds of "violations of COVID-19 guidelines and social distancing norms."
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.
The Indian Railways is making available coaches with 800 beds at Shakur Basti railway station while doctors and para-medics from paramilitary forces will man the coaches which will act as COVID care-cum-isolation facilities.
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