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.
Over 50 percent of the beds reserved for coronavirus patients in Delhi are unoccupied, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday.
After the national capital saw more than a 100 Covid-19 deaths for four consecutive days, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monda attributed the high COVID-19 death rate in the city to the pollution caused by stubble-burning and expected a downtrend in it in the next two-three weeks.
Speaking to reporters, Satyendra Jain said, "The positivity rate was 15 per cent on November 7. It is less than 11 per cent now. The maximum number of cases (8,593) were reported on November 10."
Amid sudden surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has ordered 42 private hospitals to reserve 80 per cent of their total ICU bed capacity for treatment of coronavirus patients. This will increase 260 ICU beds in private hospitals for covid treatment, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain shared the information on Twitter.
Kapil Mishra had in 2017 accused Satyendar Jain of handing over a bribe of Rs 2 crore to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Mishra also claimed that Jain settled a land deal worth Rs 50 crore of Kejriwal's relative.
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Union Power Minister RK Singh and requested him to shut down all the 11 thermal power plants of the NCR.
Sero survey which found that about 1 in 4 Delhites had the antibodies of the novel coronavirus will be conducted every month in the national capital. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who himself suffered from COVID-19 and recovered, has said that the survey will be conducted every month to check the extent of COVID-19 spread in Delhi.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who has recovered from COVID-19, will resume work from Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.Jain will be resuming work after a month.
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain has been admitted to a hospital after he showed COVID-19 like symptoms including fever and breathing problems.
Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases and a day after the Supreme Court expressed concern over fewer coronavirus tests in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Saturday put the onus on the ICMR, saying its guidelines should be changed for the testing to increase.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday participated in #HealthMinistersOnIndiaTV conference and gave an overview of COVID-19 situation in Delhi. He said at present, the doubling rate of coronavirus cases is 14 days which is almost similar to the national rate.
"Some newspapers are reporting that sealing is being done in Amar Colony on the direction of the Monitoring Committee. This cannot be done as the Special Provisions Act is applicable in Delhi," Jain told media.
In its order, the court also observed that no public servant appeared before it to prove that he or she was obstructed by Jain from doing official duty.
The condition of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who was hospitalised late last night, is stable, a senior doctor today said.
Officials said Jain was summoned under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and his statement will be recorded by the investigating officer of the case.
The documents were recovered during searches at the residences of Delhi Dental Council Registrar Rishiraj, who was arrested yesterday in a separate case.
Doctors at Shalimar Bagh-located Max Super Specialty Hospital declared a baby dead, along with his stillborn twin, and handed the bodies over to family members in a polythene bag.
Income Tax Department investigations in 2013 had allegedly found that Rs 16.38 crore was received by four shell companies linked to Jain
is accused of being involved in the crime through Kolkata-based companies Prayas Info Pvt Ltd, Akichand Developers and Mangalyatan Project Pvt Ltd
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