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Delhi news live: Lockdown not a solution to deal with rising Covid-19 cases, says health minister Satyendar Jain
Over 1,500 people tested positive for infection by the novel coronavirus in Delhi for the second consecutive day on Friday with 1,534 new cases. National Zoological Park is set to reopen on April 1 after nearly a year of shutting down. A fast-track court on Friday sentenced the two men convicted of killing BCom student Nikita Tomar to life imprisonment. The Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution has once again asked Delhi’s food department to submit an action taken report on discrepancies found during an inspection of public distribution system (PDS) shops in August-September 2020. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:
Special teams to be deployed to prosecute traffic violators in Delhi on Holi: Police
In view of Holi, the Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate arrangements to ensure the safety of motorists and special checking teams will also be deployed at major intersections to detect and prosecute traffic violators, officials said on Saturday.
Four people arrested in connection with incident where 2 men died allegedly after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning septic tank of banquet hall in east Delhi's Ghazipur: Police
As of now, no possibility of lockdown. First it was said that it's 14-day cycle between infection & recovery. Experts said if all activities close for 21 days, it won't spread. Lockdown was extended but it didn't stop completely. So I don't think lockdown is solution.
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain
Amid surging Covid-19 cases in Delhi, health minister Satyendar Jain says lockdown not a solution
As daily new Covid-19 cases continue to surge in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that lockdown is not a solution to deal with rising coronavirus infections.
People were facing difficulty in registration for vaccination, many people aren't tech-savvy. Even if they get registered they get busy & don't reach centers. Govt has decided to keep 3pm-9pm as window when people can go for vaccination without registration: Delhi health minister
Hospitals have a sufficient number of beds as of now. The occupancy is around 20% now, 80% of the beds are unoccupied. We are monitoring this, if occupancy increases, we will increase the number of beds: Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain
There were fewer Covid-19 cases earlier but it has increased now. So we have increased the number of testings and conducting 85,000-90,000 tests every day, which is more than 5% of the national average. We are also doing contact tracing & isolation.
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain
Clear morning in Delhi
The national capital woke up to a clear sky today with the minimum temperature settling at 16.4 degrees Celsius, a Met official said.
Obstruction in traffic in the carriageway from Madhuban Chowk towards Mukarba Chowk due to breakdown of an LGV near Madhuban Chowk. Kindly avoid the stretch.
Delhi Traffic Police
Ghazipur, Singhu, Piyau Maniari, Harewali and Tikri borders closed for traffic movement: Delhi Traffic Police
Traffic will remain heavy from Dwarka Link Road towards NH-8 (both carriageways) due to cable laying work by Delhi Transco Limited till 15 May. Motorists are advised to avoid this stretch.
Delhi Traffic Police
Delhi Metro's flying squads penalised 758 commuters on March 26 for not wearing a face mask properly & following social distancing.
(Picture credit: DMRC twitter handle)
With nearly 70 cases of UK and South Africa variants of the novel coronavirus being detected in Delhi so far, Delhi government has asked the authorities in the 11 districts to collect samples from all types of patients so that the behaviour of the new variants can be analysed.
Court allows cops to search northeast Delhi riots lawyer’s premises
The hands of investigators cannot be tied to prevent them from collecting evidence. This was stated by a city court while allowing police to carry out a search at the premises of advocate Mahmood Pracha, who had sought modification of an order through which the search warrant had been obtained. Read more
Gangster held in Delhi after encounter
Bullets flew in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area on Friday evening as crime branch personnel chased down a car carrying men from the Rohit Chaudhary gang and nabbed one of the gangsters who was injured in the exchange of fire. Several rounds were fired from both ends in which one cop too was hit, but he was saved by his bulletproof vest. Read more
Daily tally stays above 1,500 as active Covid-19 cases in Delhi cross 6,000
Over 1,500 people tested positive for infection by the novel coronavirus for the second consecutive day on Friday with 1,534 new cases. On Thursday, the city had recorded 1,515 new cases in the last 24 hours. Read more
Wave City files plea with NCLT, seeks insolvency action
Wave Mega City Center (WMCC), controlled by the Ponty Chadha family, has sought action under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) after Noida Authority decided to seal the project as the developer could not pay the fresh demand of Rs 2,975 crore. Read more
A 35-year-old woman was shot at in Uttam Nagar area. Her condition is critical and she is undergoing treatment in hospital: Delhi Police (ANI)
Delhi reports 1,534 new Covid-19 cases, 971 recoveries, and 9 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases: 6,54,276 (ANI)
Over 20,000 beneficiaries received shots of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital by 6 pm on Friday, an official statement said here. In the 45-59 years age bracket, 2,092 beneficiaries received the shots, while 10,571 senior citizens also got their first jabs by 6 pm, an official said.