A week after Delhi government announced some relaxations in the lockdown conditions there has been slight increase in number of Covid-19 cases reported, but the situation seems under control so far, it claimed
“Post the relaxations, total 3,500 new cases have come and 2,500 have recovered. So there has been a slight increase in the number. I will be worried if there is a spike in the death toll or too much increase in the number of positive cases,” said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday.
Till Sunday (May 24), total 13,418 corona positive cases were registered out of which 6,540 have recovered and 6,617 are under treatment. The death toll touched 261.
Government hospitals that are treating corona patients have a total 3,829 beds out of which 3,164 have oxygen facility available.
“Now on, 117 private hospitals reserve 20 per cent of beds for corona patients. So there is no need to worry,” Kejriwal said adding that so far only 11 out of 250 ventilators in government hospitals are in use.
Few days back, a private hospital refused to treat a corona positive patient. “We have given a show-cause notice to the hospital that why their licence should not be cancelled,” said Kejriwal. He said it is the responsibility of the hospital to provide proper treatment to the corona patients.
Last week, Delhi government has announced several relaxations in the fourth phase of the lockdown, including allowing of running of buses, cabs, auto rickshaws, however, metros would remain out of service till May 31.
The services that are allowed in Delhi in lockdown 4.0 include odd-even for shops in the market, home delivery of food, autorickshaw with only one passenger, cabs with two passengers, standalone shops in residential areas and industries with staggered timings.
A letter from the Editor
Dear Readers,
The coronavirus crisis has changed the world completely in the last few months. All of us have been locked into our homes, economic activity has come to a near standstill. Everyone has been impacted.
Including your favourite business and financial newspaper. Our printing and distribution chains have been severely disrupted across the country, leaving readers without access to newspapers. Newspaper delivery agents have also been unable to service their customers because of multiple restrictions.
In these difficult times, we, at BusinessLine have been working continuously every day so that you are informed about all the developments – whether on the pandemic, on policy responses, or the impact on the world of business and finance. Our team has been working round the clock to keep track of developments so that you – the reader – gets accurate information and actionable insights so that you can protect your jobs, businesses, finances and investments.
We are trying our best to ensure the newspaper reaches your hands every day. We have also ensured that even if your paper is not delivered, you can access BusinessLine in the e-paper format – just as it appears in print. Our website and apps too, are updated every minute, so that you can access the information you want anywhere, anytime.
But all this comes at a heavy cost. As you are aware, the lockdowns have wiped out almost all our entire revenue stream. Sustaining our quality journalism has become extremely challenging. That we have managed so far is thanks to your support. I thank all our subscribers – print and digital – for your support.
I appeal to all or readers to help us navigate these challenging times and help sustain one of the truly independent and credible voices in the world of Indian journalism. Doing so is easy. You can help us enormously simply by subscribing to our digital or e-paper editions. We offer several affordable subscription plans for our website, which includes Portfolio, our investment advisory section that offers rich investment advice from our highly qualified, in-house Research Bureau, the only such team in the Indian newspaper industry.
A little help from you can make a huge difference to the cause of quality journalism!
Sincerely,
Support Quality Journalism
