Delhi Metro important update: Frequency of trains to be changed during weekend curfew
India | April 16, 2021 15:45 ISTMetro services will be available with a headway of 15 min across the whole network on the weekend, the DMRC said in a tweet.
Metro services will be available with a headway of 15 min across the whole network on the weekend, the DMRC said in a tweet.
Battling the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Delhi has left financial capital Mumbai far behind in the daily tally of cases, becoming the worst-affected city in the country.
Out of 1,177 COVID ICU beds with ventilators, only 79 were vacant, while 348 out of 2,130 COVID ICU beds without ventilators were vacant, according to the Delhi Corona app.
At least 37 doctors of Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital have tested Covid-19 positive.
Actors Narayani Shastri and Abrar Qazi who are currently seen in TV shows "Aapki Nazaron Ne Samjha" and "Ye Hain Chahatein", respectively are the latest celebs who have tested COVID positive.
A health bulletin released by the government said that the city reported nine more deaths taking the total toll to 11,036.
Apart from Maharashtra, the four other states accounting for the majority of the active cases are Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab and Chhattisgarh. Fourteen states/UTs have not reported any COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Delhi on Friday reported 1,534 new COVID-19 cases, 971 recoveries, and 9 deaths.
As far as states are concerned, Maharashtra continues to witness a frightening rise in cases. The state reported 35,952 new cases and 111 deaths today.
The number of active cases in the national capital came down to 2,795 from 2,937 the previous day. The positivity rate dropped to 0.44 per cent.
The number of active cases in the national capital came down to 2,795 from 2,937 the previous day. The positivity rate dropped to 0.44 per cent.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that the positivity rate in the national capital has been the lowest in the last 8 months. The minister also announced that Delhi has the lowest positivity rate in the entire country.
According to the order, Delhi government offices, autonomous bodies, public sector undertakings, corporations, local bodies will function with officers of grade-one level or equivalent and above to the extent of 100 per cent.
Universities and schools across the country continue to be closed since March 16, this year, when the government announced a nationwide classroom shutdown as part of measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
As many as 2,364 people in the national capital have lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus since October 28. At the same time, the daily rise in infections breached the mark of 5,000 cases for the first time, official data showed.
Over 400 ICU beds have been added in hospitals run by the Centre and the Delhi government in the city over the last five days amid a surge in coronavirus cases, officials said on Saturday.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday slammed the Delhi's AAP government over the deteriorating COVID situation in the national capital. The court asked the Kejriwal-led government if it could explain to those who had lost their near and dear ones to COVID-19 in the last 18 days why the administration did not take steps when cases were spiralling in the city.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has taken a slew of measures post a key meeting on the worsening COVID-19 situation in the national capital. From enhanced testing to increasing ICU beds and conducting house to house surveys, the ministry has come out with a number of decisions that will help bring situation in Delhi under control.
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.
Due to the festival season, people were seen flouting the COVID-19 protocols. Markets witnessed huge rush of people. It is quite likely that some events acted like superspreader, Dr Guleria said.
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