Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Delhi.
Update at 10.20am:Massive jams at Delhi Gurugram borders on Friday morning after Haryana sealed its borders with the national capital.
Update at 9.30am: Traffic congestion at Ghaziabad border
* Covid-19 surge in Delhi: 1,000+ cases, 13 deaths in a day
The surge in Covid-19 infections in the city continues. A day after recording a high of 792 cases, the number of infections crossed 1,000 in a single day, with 13 deaths also being reported on Thursday. Delhi government said 1,024 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 16,281. Delhi became the third state after
* Wood-based cremations start after threat of invoking epidemic Act
The resistance by crematoria staff to wood pyres took an ugly turn on Thursday with South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) issuing a one-month notice to Punjabi Bagh Shamshan Bhoomi Sudhar Samiti, the NGO running the operations, asking why its contract shouldn’t be terminated.
* Nurse tests positive, tries to kill self
A 24-year-old nurse working at a private hospital in Gurugram tried to commit suicide in her room on Thursday after her Covid-19 test result came positive. She is under treatment at the hospital.
* 67 Covid-related deaths at Safdarjung since Feb 1
At least 67 Covid-related deaths have occurred at Safdarjung Hospital since February 1, when patients started getting treated there for the deadly viral infection. Of these, 53 deaths took place between February 1 and May 16 and the rest over the past 12 days, Dr Balvinder Singh Arora, medical superintendent of the hospital, told TOI.
* Delhi govt may allow shops to open for longer
If the Centre permits, Delhi government is ready to grant more relaxations in the lockdown to give the economy breathing space and people livelihoods. The health infrastructure is being ramped up to deal with the possibility of a further spike in the number of Covid-positive cases.
Update at 10.20am:Massive jams at Delhi Gurugram borders on Friday morning after Haryana sealed its borders with the national capital.
Update at 9.30am: Traffic congestion at Ghaziabad border
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— TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) 1590727685000* Covid-19 surge in Delhi: 1,000+ cases, 13 deaths in a day
The surge in Covid-19 infections in the city continues. A day after recording a high of 792 cases, the number of infections crossed 1,000 in a single day, with 13 deaths also being reported on Thursday. Delhi government said 1,024 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 16,281. Delhi became the third state after
* Wood-based cremations start after threat of invoking epidemic Act
The resistance by crematoria staff to wood pyres took an ugly turn on Thursday with South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) issuing a one-month notice to Punjabi Bagh Shamshan Bhoomi Sudhar Samiti, the NGO running the operations, asking why its contract shouldn’t be terminated.
* Nurse tests positive, tries to kill self
A 24-year-old nurse working at a private hospital in Gurugram tried to commit suicide in her room on Thursday after her Covid-19 test result came positive. She is under treatment at the hospital.
* 67 Covid-related deaths at Safdarjung since Feb 1
At least 67 Covid-related deaths have occurred at Safdarjung Hospital since February 1, when patients started getting treated there for the deadly viral infection. Of these, 53 deaths took place between February 1 and May 16 and the rest over the past 12 days, Dr Balvinder Singh Arora, medical superintendent of the hospital, told TOI.
* Delhi govt may allow shops to open for longer
If the Centre permits, Delhi government is ready to grant more relaxations in the lockdown to give the economy breathing space and people livelihoods. The health infrastructure is being ramped up to deal with the possibility of a further spike in the number of Covid-positive cases.
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