Delhi reports 606 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, highest since August 2022

Delhi reports 606 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, highest since August 2022

Delhi logged 606 fresh Covid cases — the highest since last August — on Thursday with a positivity rate of 16.98 per cent, according to data shared by the city government’s Health department. The health bulletin said one more Covid-positive person died in the city. However, “Covid finding was incidental”, it added. The national capital […]

Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, Delhi government issues new SOPs for schools

Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, Delhi government issues new SOPs for schools

Amid the rising cases of Covid-19 in Delhi, the state government has now issued new guidelines for schools. The new SOPs state that no student or staff should be allowed entry into school premises without thermal scanning and if any of them tests Covid positive, the institute’s authorities must take appropriate quarantine measures. The guidelines […]

Delhi’s daily positivity rate falls by 1% after touching record high of two months

Delhi’s daily positivity rate falls by 1% after touching record high of two months

Delhi, after reporting a positivity rate of 2.70 percent on Monday, the highest in the last two months, witnessed a 1% drop in the daily positivity rate. On April 12, 202 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Delhi and 1 person died of the disease. The positivity rate was recorded at 1.71%. In the […]

63% of residents don’t want restrictions to be lifted till positivity rate reaches 5%

63% of residents don’t want restrictions to be lifted till positivity rate reaches 5%

Amid the increasing cases of Covid-19 in India, and the TPR at 21% in Delhi, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government had imposed a series of restrictions to curb the spread of the virus.    New Delhi reported on Thursday 12,306 COVID cases from 57,920 tests conducted within the country’s capital, and there were 43 related […]

Delhi L-G rejects government’s proposal to lift weekend curfew, allows private offices to function at 50% capacity

Delhi L-G rejects government’s proposal to lift weekend curfew, allows private offices to function at 50% capacity

Amid the increasing cases of Covid-19 in India, on Friday, Delhi’s Lt Governor Anil Baijal rejected the Delhi government’s proposal to lift the weekend curfew and remove the odd-even rule for the opening of shops in the markets. Any decision on lifting the weekend curfew could be taken once the COVID-19 situation in Delhi improves […]

Delhi government issues fresh restrictions, check what’s allowed, what’s not

Delhi government issues fresh restrictions, check what’s allowed, what’s not

To curb the rising cases of COVID-19, the Delhi government on Saturday (April 10) issued fresh restrictions and guidelines for the national capital. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has stated that students of classes 9 to 12 may be called to school only for academic guidance & support for mid-term exams/pre-board exams/annual exams or board […]

CM Arvind Kejriwal says THIS on Delhi lockdown, new curbs to be imposed soon

CM Arvind Kejriwal says THIS on Delhi lockdown, new curbs to be imposed soon

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday cleared that his government will not impose lockdown in the national capital amid a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases. However, he has made it clear that stricter curbs can be imposed in Delhi to control the deadly virus. “There will be no lockdown. New restrictions will be imposed soon,” he […]

Delhi records 813 fresh COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Delhi records 813 fresh COVID-19 cases, two deaths

India’s national capital Delhi is once again reeling under the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delhi reported more than 813 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, crossing the number for the first time this year. Two people died due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the health bulletin. With the massive one-day jump in […]