Delhi news live: 51 new Covid cases, zero deaths in city

Assuring banks and financial institutions that pumping in money into crisis-ridden Amrapali projects “would be secure”, the Supreme Court Monday said they should not insist on seeking mortgage or security as a pre-condition to release funds as the constructions are being done under its supervision. As several banks told the bench of Justices U U Lalit and Ajay Rastogi that security of their investment was their main concern, the court said they should not be apprehensive as everything was being done by a court-appointed receiver and decisions were being made after its approval.

Delhi High Court on Monday said it expects street vendors would get vaccinated proactively so that the third wave of Covid-19 could be avoided and the national capital was not faced with a surge as witnessed recently. The court also asked Delhi government to consider in a right perspective the issue of allowing more weekly markets to operate, pointing out that there is a strata of society that only purchases things from these markets since they cannot afford other shops. At present due to Covid-19 restrictions, Delhi government has allowed weekly markets to open but only with 50% of vendors and one market in each municipal zone.

Residents’ welfare associations in Delhi have jointly written to lieutenant governor Anil Baijal for arranging a vaccination drive for the disabled and bedridden people at their doorsteps. They claim that a similar facility has already started in many states. “In every colony, there are around 5-10 residents who are either bedridden, ailing and fragile, or fall in the special needs category. They are not in a position to step out of their house to go to an authorised centre for vaccination. In fact, these are the people who are more vulnerable and at higher risk as compared to others. If these people are not vaccinated, the loop stays incomplete,” stated a joint letter signed by around 60 representatives from various RWAs. It was sent to lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Monday.

Cross-gender massage, or any form of sexual activity in spa and massage centres have been totally prohibited. Delhi government has approved guidelines for operation of spa and massage centres, which also mandate that such centres must have qualified masseurs, self-closing doors and separate toilets and changing rooms for men and women. The government said that it has laid out guidelines for operation of spa and massage centres with strict measures to ensure prohibition of sexual abuse and trafficking, apart from safeguards to ensure security of consumers and employees.

Covid-19 can trigger sudden onset of an underlying heart condition, cardiologists from GB Pant Hospital have warned. In a case report published in European Heart Journal, the doctors described how a 57-year-old man with no history of cardiac illness was suddenly rushed to the hospital’s emergency block with dangerously high heart rate.

Over 6,000 challans are being issued every day by the administration in all 11 districts against people not following Covid-appropriate behaviour, including social distancing and not wearing masks properly. However, they are not meeting the daily target of 11,000 challans. This can threaten the progress made by people and the government in containing the novel coronavirus, which caused havoc over three months ago. In the last two days of July, 149 enforcement teams together issued 12,277 challans, a number that has been almost consistent since reopening of the economy was permitted.