Delhi unlock 2.0 news: Today’s updates – Times of India
Health worker collects nasal sample from a man for Covid-19 test in Delhi
As the Central and state governments allow phase-wise relaxation in curbs to get the life up and running again following over two months of lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, we bring you the latest updates from Delhi.
* Update at 7.40pm: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought a detailed report from the health secretary with an analysis of the factors behind the Covid-19 deaths in the national capital in the last fortnight. (PTI)
* Update at 6.21pm: The Delhi high court has asked the Delhi government to ensure that all Covid-19 patients are removed from a private hospital here which has been de-registered by the authorities following a fire incident. (PTI)
* Update at 5.30pm: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to foreign nationals from 21 countries who were chargesheeted for attending Markaz at Nizamuddin by allegedly violating visa conditions, indulging in missionary activities illegally and violating government guidelines following the Covid-19 outbreak. (PTI)
* Update at 3.17pm: Customs preventive officials have seized 4.5 lakh cigarette sticks illegally brought in a COVID special train at Old Delhi Railway Station (PTI)
*ANI update at 2.45am: A session was held by WHO teams for ITBP doctors&medical staff at Sardar Covid Care Center Radha Soami Beas, Chhatarpur, Delhi. The team updated them about global trends, safety protocol etc. So far 42 positive patients have been admitted to the centre: Indo-Tibetan Border Police
*Update at 2.00pm: Delhi HC it has decided to postpone final year undergraduate exams, scheduled to commence from July 10, to August (PTI)
*Update at 1.20pm: So far, around 2,000 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19, out of them, 1,300 have recovered and resumed duty. At least 11 police personnel have died due to Covid-19.
*Update at 12.20pm: A 40-year-old Delhi Police constable dies of Covid-19
*A 480-bed Covid facility prepared by Delhi government at Commonwealth Games Village in east Delhi will be inaugurated and start operation on Wednesday. The Covid care centre will be attached to Lok Nayak Hospital. Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, CM Arvind Kejriwal and other officials will attend the event through videoconferencing.
*ANI update at 10.30am: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has directed Delhi health secretary to share a detailed analysis of factors behind all Covid-19 deaths in the capital in the last two weeks. The objective is to take measures to further reduce Covid-19 deaths in the national capital.
*Update at 10.00am: Single-day spike of 22,752 Covid-19 cases, 482 fatalities pushes India’s tally to 7,42,417, death toll to 20,642
*ANI update at 9.48am: A total of 1,04,73,771 samples tested for Covid-19 till date. Of these, 2,62,679 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
*In terms of percentages, 12% of the 2,935 people who tested Covid positive in New Delhi district in the last 23 days needed to go to Covid care centres, while 24% required hospitalisation in the relatively upscale district.
*In some good news amid the gloom, the positivity rate of Covid-19 in Delhi came down further to 8.94% on Tuesday with only 2,008 of 22,448 samples testing positive within the past 24 hours. On Monday, it was recorded at 9.93%.
*Positivity rate in Delhi had been consistently going down — from 31% in the second week of June to 11% last week (between June 29 to July 5).
*Sharing the weekly status of Covid-19 cases, the authorities stated that the recovery rate in Delhi, which was 71.74% last week, had improved further to 72.17% on Tuesday. It was better than the national rate of 60.7%.
*The latest data shows that 1,02,831 Covid-19 cases have been reported in Delhi. Of this, only 25,449 are active cases. As many as 74,217 people have recovered from the disease, while 3,165 have succumbed to the viral infection.
*On Tuesday, Delhi government said 50 people died in the past 24 hours. Compared with last week, the reduction in mortality rate has been marginal this week, from 3.16% to 3.08%.