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It is good that the number of corona patients admitted to hospitals during this wave is low, but avoid getting infected and take care of yourself, according to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “We will not impose a lockdown. The AAP government is fully prepared to deal with any situation posed by corona, he said. When asked about people worried about their jobs in the face of newly imposed Covid restrictions, Kejriwal said: “I’d like to convey to them that these restrictions were imposed under compulsion. I understand that we have to maintain a very delicate balance at this time.…

Most loved senior at Jamia’s SRK hostel in 1990 no more He was loved by juniors at SRK hostel in Jamia Millia Islamia during his stay on the campus in 1990 while studying engineering at the university. And his death a few days ago left many old Jamiaiites in deep shock. Md Shareef’s sudden death on January 2 has been talk of the virtual world among many Jamia alumni residing in Okhla. Recalling the old days when SRK Hostel used to buzz with activities 24X7, an alumnus said Shareef was a gentleman and he used to love his juniors…

23 deaths: Delhi cases update on January 11 Delhi, which saw 19,166 Covid positive cases on Monday, registered 21,259 cases, a 10 per cent increase from yesterday. The positivity rate touched 25.65 per cent and 23 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the city government health bulletin. Deaths tally is the highest in the last 8 months. The city conducted 82,884 tests in the last 24 hours. Containment zones jumped to 17,629. Despite the surge, Delhi Chief Minister said: “We will not impose a lockdown; the AAP government is fully prepared to deal with any situation…

Free online yoga lessons to patients in home isolation The Delhi Government will provide free online yoga and pranayama lessons to corona patients in home isolation. Corona patients will be able to take specially designed online yoga and pranayama classes from home under the “Dilli ki Yogshala” programme starting tomorrow, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Yoga and Pranayama aid in boosting one’s immunity; help one cope and recover efficiently. There will be 8 classes of one hour each from 6 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 7 pm; patients are free to choose a slot of their…

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said no lockdown will be imposed in the Capital even as the positivity rate in the city reached 25 per cent on Monday. Delhi is likely to report about 22,000 new cases on January 11, Kejriwal said today. “Don’t worry, we will not impose a lockdown,” the Chief Minister told ANI news agency. “We are expecting somewhere around 20,000-22,000 new Covid-19 cases in Delhi. The positivity rate has been around 24-25 per cent for the past two days. We are enforcing strict restrictions like night curfew in Delhi out of compulsion,” said Kejriwal. On January…

All private offices in Delhi shall be closed, except those which are falling under the exempted category; work from home shall be followed. All restaurants & bars shall be closed, takeaways allowed: DDMA in its revised guidelines, tweeted ANI. The order came as the positivity rate in Delhi touched the 25% mark on Monday, up from 23.5% the previous day.

A final resting place for pets coming up Delhi’s first CNG-based cremation centre for small dead animals is coming up in Dwarka Sector 29. “To construct this cremation centre on PPP mode and to run 10 years, selection of the agency Green Revolution Foundation has been done through open tender. As per the agreement, entire cost of construction, upkeep and maintenance of this crematorium will be done by Green Revolution Foundation. SDMC will only allot land for a period of 10 years for the cremation centre and the ownership of land will be with the SDMC. A land, measuring 700…

Update on restaurants which eatery owners in Okhla should know Today’s DDMA meeting decided to close restaurants & bars & to allow “take away” facility only. It was also decided to allow operation of only one weekly market per day per zone: Delhi L-G, reported ANI and other media outlets. When night curfew imposed was imposed from 11 pm to 5 am earlier as Covid cases started increasing which was later made to start from 10 pm, many restaurant owners had expressed their reservations of the decision. You can watch the video here:

Call these numbers for tele, video consultation during home isolation With the number of Covid positive patients at home isolation has been increasing and in in view of the situation, the SDMC has started Covid Helpline to provide proper consultation and guidance. Experienced doctors from the SDMC will provide consultancy services to Covid positive patients who are at home isolation. Mayor Mukesh Suryan said the SDMC has decided to provide tele consultation/video consultation as it determined to provide health services to its citizens and to contain spread of coronavirus. Covid positive patients can get proper tele & video consultation during…

Is Delhi recovering? January 10 update Covid cases appear to be slowing down in Delhi. After registering 22,751 new Covid cases on January 10, the city saw 19,166 cases on Monday. The positivity rate stood at 25 per cent and 17 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to city health bulletin on Monday. The city saw 76,670 tests being conducted. Covid positive patients in home isolation were 44,028. Covid positive patients admitted in hospital 1,912. Out of 14,355 dedicated beds in Covid hospitals, 1,999 were occupied and 12,356 vacant.