Covid-19: Delhi Police, district administrations step up awareness, enforcement drives

Covid-19: Delhi Police, district administrations step up awareness, enforcement drives

The administration has also stepped up efforts to engage with public stakeholders and brief them about the disease and seek their support. With the spike in cases of COVID-19 and its Omicron variant, the district administrations and Delhi Police have intensified their enforcement drives for strict adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour. According to government data, … Read more

Covid-19: Delhi’s positivity rate goes up to 1.29% from 0.19% in 7 days

Covid-19: Delhi’s positivity rate goes up to 1.29% from 0.19% in 7 days

The number of Covid cases under the “cumulative new cases for last seven days” category jumped to 1,789 on December 28 from 698 on December 23. The COVID-19 positivity rate in Delhi has jumped to 1.29 per cent from 0.19 per cent between December 23 and December 29, according to government data. A similar trend … Read more

Covid-19: Delhi govt preparing for third wave, sets up rapid response centre

Covid-19: Delhi govt preparing for third wave, sets up rapid response centre

As on 8 am on Thursday, Delhi’s active Covid-19 caseload stands at 389. (File) The Delhi government has set up a Covid-19 Rapid Response Centre at the city’s Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital as part of its preparations for a likely third wave. The centre, inaugurated by Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, will be staffed … Read more

Major slip at Delhi Airport! 5 Covid positive flyers from UK went missing, later traced

Major slip at Delhi Airport! 5 Covid positive flyers from UK went missing, later traced

Covid-19 Coronavirus India Update: More than 950 flyers from London were tested at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 and out of the total, 11 tested Covid positive. As many as five Coronavirus positive flyers from the United Kingdom went missing from Delhi Airport (DEL) before being traced and brought back. These five covid positive flyers became … Read more

Big drop in Coronavirus cases in Delhi! Here’s why Delhi’s daily Covid-19 count is sliding

Big drop in Coronavirus cases in Delhi! Here’s why Delhi’s daily Covid-19 count is sliding

Coronavirus, Covid-19 cases in Delhi, India: During the Diwali week, Delhi was reporting over 8,000 Coronavirus daily cases. (Reuters image) Coronavirus update: Delhi has started reporting a significantly fewer number of Covid-19 cases in the last three days as Coronavirus infections have been declining across India. However, it must be mentioned that the number of … Read more

Coronavirus pandemic: Dining at restaurants or studying in the classroom? How risky are these activities

Coronavirus pandemic: Dining at restaurants or studying in the classroom? How risky are these activities

The scientific evidence gathered across the world has shown elementary schools turned out to be safer than it was thought. (Express photo) Coronavirus Covid-19 update: Should dining in restaurants be allowed when schools are shut due to the prevalent Coronavirus pandemic? US cities are facing the question even as several nations in Europe and cities … Read more

Coronavirus update: Decoding impact of Delhi HC’s order on reserving 80 per cent of ICU beds for Covid-19 patients

Coronavirus update: Decoding impact of Delhi HC’s order on reserving 80 per cent of ICU beds for Covid-19 patients

The state government also informed the Delhi High Court that nodal officers have been deployed in the 33 hospitals. (Reuters image) Coronavirus Delhi update: Delhi government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will now be able to direct 33 private hospitals in the city to reserve 80 per cent of total Intensive care unit (ICU) … Read more

Coronavirus cases in India: Active Covid-19 cases slip below 5 lakh; Delhi, Haryana are showing reverse trend

Coronavirus cases in India: Active Covid-19 cases slip below 5 lakh; Delhi, Haryana are showing reverse trend

Crowded market ahead of Diwali in Delhi (Reuters image) Coronavirus Covid-19 cases in India: In a positive sign for India, the number of active Coronavirus cases has slipped to half of the figures reported during the peak. At its peak during the second week of September, the active Covid19 cases shot to 10.17 lakh, as … Read more

Pandemics deadlier than Coronavirus can spread if we do not protect nature, warns Intergovernmental panel

Pandemics deadlier than Coronavirus can spread if we do not protect nature, warns Intergovernmental panel

Coronavirus Covid-19 update: The study has claimed that cleansing of the forest for commercial purposes, poaching, and wildlife trading would result in close contact between pathogens and humans. (Reuters image) Coronavirus update: Prevention is better than cure! We must protect nature in order to protect ourselves from even deadlier pandemics than the ongoing Coronavirus, scientists … Read more

Does Air Pollution have a role in Coronavirus deaths? Here’s what ICMR says

Does Air Pollution have a role in Coronavirus deaths? Here’s what ICMR says

Dr. Bhargava has said that wearing face masks “inexpensive but effective approach” to tackle the situation. Coronavirus Covid-19 update: Pollution is a key aspect related to Coronavirus deaths, revealed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr Balram Bhargava. Dr. Bhargava said that studies conducted in Europe and the US have indicated that pollution … Read more