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The positivity rate, which was 30.6 per cent on January 14, now, according to data released on Friday, stands at 8.6 per cent for the city. Hundreds of gym owners on Saturday took out a protest march to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s…

The Delhi government will recommend the reopening of schools in the national capital in a DDMA meeting on January 27 as it has now become necessary to prevent further damage to the social and emotional well-being of children, Deputy Chief…

NEW DELHI: Should schools be reopened now that Covid-19 cases are on the decline in the city? Most public health experts, child specialists and even some parents think they should. Maharashtra, which reported 40,000-45,000 cases daily over…

The decision to impose weekend curfew was taken by the DDMA on January 1 due to rise in COVID-19 cases in the city. Amid demands of lifting weekend curfew and odd-even system of opening shops by traders as well as the AAP and the BJP,…

Satyendar Jain has also been stressing that the fatalities are occurring among those patients who are immunocompromised and have co-morbidities. A study by a private hospital has said that 60 per cent of the patients who died during the…

Jain said Delhi saw a record surge in the number of daily Covid cases recently with over 28,000 cases registered in a day and the positivity rate going beyond 30 per cent. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said it seems that…

A total of 52,002 tests were conducted to detect the infection on Monday, higher than the 44,762 tests carried out on Sunday. Delhi logged 11,684 fresh COVID-19 cases and 38 more deaths due to the disease on Tuesday, while the positivity…

Earlier in the day, Jain told reporters that the city was likely to witness 4,000-5,000 less COVID-19 cases on Monday than the numbers reported on Sunday. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said corona cases have decreased in…

He said the government had to impose restrictions out of compulsion and reiterated that a complete lockdown will not be implemented. The Centre’s representatives have assured the Delhi government that Covid-related curbs imposed in the…

The court was earlier informed that samples for genome testing of the virus have to be mandatorily sent in case of positive cases at the international airport. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that in case there were no guidelines…