The submission was made on an affidavit filed before Justice Navin Chawla in response to a lawyer''s plea challenging the Rs 500 challan issued to him for not wearing a mask while he was driving alone in his private car.
Amid rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday said that there will be no lockdown in the national. However, there will be local restrictions in buys places.
Delhi coronavirus cases: Delhi is witnessing a spurt in Covid-19 cases since October 28 when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time. On Wednesday, it crossed the 8,000-mark
Delhi recorded 3,797 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.89 lakh, even as 99 new fatalities pushed the toll to 7,713, authorities said.
With the national capital witnessing a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, there has been a significant rise in the number of containment zones as authorities have created over 1,000 new such zones in the last 15 days, according to Delhi government data.
The highest single-day spike of 8,593 cases was recorded on Wednesday and 85 fatalities were recorded that day. On November 12, the number of fatalities was 104, the highest in over five months.
The national capital on Tuesday reported the highest single-day spike of 6,725 Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,03,096.
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Saturday said passengers can travel on all seats of public transport buses from November 1.
Delhi might report a spike in coronavirus cases during festivals and the winter season, with around 12,000 to 14,000 infections daily, said UT's Health Minister Satyender Jain on Sunday.
The Delhi government said a total of 2,42,899 persons have so far tested positive for Covid-19, while 2,05,890 people have recovered.
Starting today, residents of Delhi can get themselves tested for COVID-19 through RT-PCR, without a doctor's prescription. Earlier, a prescription written by a registered medical practitioner was required at any testing centre, however, now it has been decided that there will be no requirement of a prescription from a qualified medical practitioner.
Delhi recorded as many as 2,024 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday, the city's highest single-day spike in August till date. With this the tally of coronavirus cases in the state has jumped over 1.73 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,426.
Delhi recorded as many as 1,954 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the city's highest single-day spike in August till date and even in 50-days. With this the tally of coronavirus cases in the state has jumped over 1.71 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 4,404.
Delhi on Thursday recorded 1,840 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike in August in the city, taking the tally to over 1.67 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,369.
India recorded a spike in coronavirus cases again on Friday morning after the country recorded 68,898 new cases and 983 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India’s tally now stands at 29,05,824. Out of these, 6,92,028 are active cases and 21,58,947 recovered, according to the health ministry.
The coronavirus recovery rate in Delhi has improved to more than 90 per cent on Sunday, with 652 new cases and 1,310 recoveries being reported in the last 24 hours, authorities said.
Delhi's coronavirus situation has improved by the day. Once tipped as a state that could have 5.5 lakh cases till the end of July, Delhi has now come down to a point where the active cases are just about 10,000.
The Delhi government on Monday issued an order allowing street hawkers and vendors in the city to operate from 10 am to 8 pm for an initial period of one week. The order issued by Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, however, said weekly bazaars were not allowed.
"In light of the major disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, Delhi govt has decided to cancel all Delhi state university exams including final exams," tweeted Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
The city government revised its 'COVID Response Plan' following suggestions from the National Centre for Disease Control, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NITI Aayog in view of a significant number of cases being reported as isolated cases in Delhi.
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