As the Central and state governments allow phase-wise relaxation in curbs to get the life up and running again following over two months of lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
* Update at 10.02am: Record single-day spike of 24,879 Covid-19 cases pushes India's tally to 7,67,296; death toll 21,129 with 487 new fatalities, health ministry
*Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday inaugurated a 480-bedded Covid care center located inside the Commonwealth Games Stadium in East Delhi which has been set up by the Delhi government in six days only.
* Update at 9.14am: A total of 1,07,40,832 samples tested for Covid-19 till 8th July. Of these, 2,67,061 samples were tested yesterday, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
*A special committee formed by Delhi government to suggest measures to revive trades and businesses post-lockdown has asked various departments to come up with a list of licences that can be dropped to boost economic activities.
*CM Arvind Kejriwal has asked the health department to submit a detailed analytical report about the factors responsible for deaths due to Covid-19 in the past 15 days and submit plans to bring down the mortality rate.
*Delhi recorded 2,033 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday taking the total count in the state to 1,04,864. The number of fatalities in the past 24 hours was reported to be 48. With this, the state’s death toll has reached 3,213.
*It is going to become tougher for people under home quarantine to break rules with the government deciding to utilise the Itihas technology as a “digital eye” to keep a tab on high-risk individuals. It will not only track their travel histories through mobile towers but also store the information in dedicated servers to make projections about emerging clusters of Covid-19.
*Concerned that a significant number of “isolated” Covid-19 positive cases were emerging from all districts, Delhi government has decided to identify house workers, services providers, and autorickshaw and other commercial vehicle drivers and conduct their screening.
* Update at 10.02am: Record single-day spike of 24,879 Covid-19 cases pushes India's tally to 7,67,296; death toll 21,129 with 487 new fatalities, health ministry
*Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday inaugurated a 480-bedded Covid care center located inside the Commonwealth Games Stadium in East Delhi which has been set up by the Delhi government in six days only.
* Update at 9.14am: A total of 1,07,40,832 samples tested for Covid-19 till 8th July. Of these, 2,67,061 samples were tested yesterday, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
*A special committee formed by Delhi government to suggest measures to revive trades and businesses post-lockdown has asked various departments to come up with a list of licences that can be dropped to boost economic activities.
*CM Arvind Kejriwal has asked the health department to submit a detailed analytical report about the factors responsible for deaths due to Covid-19 in the past 15 days and submit plans to bring down the mortality rate.
*Delhi recorded 2,033 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday taking the total count in the state to 1,04,864. The number of fatalities in the past 24 hours was reported to be 48. With this, the state’s death toll has reached 3,213.
*It is going to become tougher for people under home quarantine to break rules with the government deciding to utilise the Itihas technology as a “digital eye” to keep a tab on high-risk individuals. It will not only track their travel histories through mobile towers but also store the information in dedicated servers to make projections about emerging clusters of Covid-19.
*Concerned that a significant number of “isolated” Covid-19 positive cases were emerging from all districts, Delhi government has decided to identify house workers, services providers, and autorickshaw and other commercial vehicle drivers and conduct their screening.
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