At least 63 per cent parents say schools should make online classes available if district COVID-19 positivity rate crosses 5 per cent so that learning is not disrupted for impacted students, according to a new survey. “Twenty-seven per cent of surveyed parents said once the Covid test positivity rate (TPR) in a district crosses 2 … Read more
With Covid-19 cases in India rising again, particularly in the Delhi-NCR, a survey by community social media platform LocalCircles reports that one in three Indians today believes that the fourth wave has already hit the country. At a national level, India has been recording under 3,000 daily cases, though 1,500 of these are in the … Read more
According to an official notice, DDMA meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal at 12.30 pm on Friday. Most of the Covid related curbs, including night curfew and 50 per cent seating capacity in restaurants and bars, are likely to be lifted by the DDMA which is scheduled to meet … Read more
“The competent authority is pleased to deploy senior nursing officers as nodal officers in various private health care facilities from Delhi government hospitals to monitor management of Covid -19 patients along with monitoring of Covid vaccination,” read an order issued by the health department on Tuesday. The Delhi government deployed senior nursing officers from public … Read more
The minister said the death audit committee, which met on Wednesday, found that the fatalities have mostly occurred among those with comorbid conditions. Hospitalisation rate due to coronavirus infection in the city has remained stable but the cases and the positivity rate have seen an increase, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday. The … Read more
According to Dr. Bhargava, 595 districts had been reporting positivity rate of less than 5%, while 65 districts have a positivity rate of 5-10%. (Photo source: IE) The COVID-19 positivity rate in the northeast has emerged as a worry for the Centre with ICMR director-general and member of India’s task force on the pandemic Dr … Read more
If the COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital stays below 4 per cent for five consecutive days, it would mean Delhi has been successful in combating the pandemic, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday. Interacting with reporters, he also said there is “enough resources for the application as well as storage of vaccine” … Read more
Of the total of 10,23,836 samples tested on Friday, around 3.8 lakh samples were tested through rapid antigen tests, sources said. (Representational image: IE) Keeping its commitment of exponentially increasing daily COVID-19 tests, India has crossed a significant milestone of testing more than 10 lakh samples in a day, taking the cumulative tests to more … Read more