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Guidelines for home isolation revised As Delhi sees surge in Covid cases with the city recording 17,335 cases, positivity 17.73 per cent, 9 deaths on Saturday, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has issued new guidelines for patients with mild symptoms and asymptomatic one. “Asymptomatic patients can be treated at home. The guidelines for home isolation have been revised. Patients in home isolation must stay at home for only 7 days after testing positive. If the person does not have any symptoms for three consecutive days and the symptoms are not visible, they can end their home isolation period. In such…

Covid warrior Aqsa tests Covid positive Covid warrior Aqsa Shaikh, who runs a centre in Zakir Nagar and was very active during second Covid wave which had devastated Delhi, has tested Covid positive. “After having high fever and cough, I went for a test and I was Covid positive. I have mild symptoms and I am in home isolation,” said 39-year-old Dr Aqsa, who has taken both doses of the Covid vaccine. “I am Covid Positive. I met Swara Bhaskar in my dream last night. And now read that she is also Covid Positive. Does Covid spread through dreams? Grinning…

Delhi under 55-hour-long weekend curfew: Know what’s allowed, what’s not The national Capital is under a 55-hour-long weekend curfew. The curfew started from Friday night at 10 pm with an aim to curb coronavirus spread with cases increasing fast in the city with the positivity rate rising to over 17 per cent. State Health Minister Satyendra Jain said Delhi is expected to report around 20,000 fresh cases today. “A weekend curfew has been imposed to minimise the spread of the coronavirus in Delhi. Visit the hospital only if you have severe symptoms. Treatment is possible under home-isolation. Wear a mask…

Councillor Nitu’s hubby Manish tests Covid positive Councillor Nitu’s husband Manish Chowdhury is Covid positive. “For the last two days I was getting low grade fever. Today my Covid report has come positive. I request all those who met me to get their test done. Please take care of you and your family members,” said Manish. In the last few days Delhi has seen increase in Covid cases with the city registering 17,335 new Covid cases and 9 deaths. Many political leaders in Delhi have tested Covid positive. A few days ago, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that he…

Here is Metro schedule during weekend curfew With weekend curfew starting from Friday night, the Delhi Metro issued a statement regarding the services on January 8 and 9. During this period, Metro services will be available as follows: 1) Metro trains will be available at a frequency of 15 minutes on the Yellow Line (i.e. HUDA City Centre to Samaypur Badli) and Blue Line (i.e. Dwarka Sec-21 to NOIDA Electronic City/Vaishali) 2) On all other lines, trains will be available at a frequency of 20 minutes during the weekend curfew. For rest of the weekdays i.e. from Monday to Friday, Metro services will continue remain available as usual as…

Delhi cases update: January 7 The national Capital on Friday saw another rise in Covid cases with the city registering 17,335 fresh cases and nine deaths. The positivity rate climbed to 17.73 per cent. The number of active cases in Delhi now stands at 39,873. Delhi had reported 15,097 cases on Thursday with six deaths at a positivity rate of 15.34 per cent. On Wednesday the City had reported 10,665 cases and 5,481 cases on Tuesday. The increase in cases over the last few days has been recorded at a time when Omicron variant cases have also seen a jump.…

Construction work to continue, migrant workers need not be concerned: Jain There is no lockdown in Delhi and construction work will continue as usual. There is no reason for labourers and migrant workers to be concerned, said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday. He said “construction workers should not be concerned as the work will go on.” The best way to avoid corona is to wear a mask and practise social distancing. Only go to hospitals if you have severe symptoms, he said.

Potential drug found to control non-alcoholic fatty liver, liver cancer: Jamia Scientists from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and George Washington University, USA jointly discovered β2-spectrin protein as a potential drug target for therapeutic management of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-NAFLD) and liver cancer. This research will aid in controlling the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver cancer incidences that are increasing rapidly. The findings of the research team composed of Prof. Lopa Mishra, a renowned Gastroenterologist and the Director, Center for Translational Medicine, Department of Surgery, George Washington University, USA, Dr. Mohd. Imtaiyaz…

Okhla man who took care of all your apparel needs and survived ready-made revolution dies of heart attack Mahboob Ali, who was a known face in Okhla at least among those who visited his tailoring shop in Ghaffar Manzil to get their clothes stitched, died of heart attack on Friday morning. Ali, 60 +, suffered heart attack at his home and passed away, said Shakir, a family relative, adding that he was laid to rest in Batla House graveyard after zuhar prayer on Friday. Born in Rampur of Uttar Pradesh, Ali came to Okhla and since then was into tailoring…

Mughal-era sport kabootarbaazi picking up in Okhla It’s 1 pm and the shrieks of “aaaoooo” reverberate in this part of Okhla giving an impression that something has gone wrong. But as one goes on the chhat (rooftops) a few youngsters could be seen raising their arm giving direction to their pigeons to get back. The sky is full with pigeons all over and the cacophony of blare fills the ambience of the rooftops. A few metres more youngsters are seen standing on their rooftops with their pigeons flying from the cages.These and other youngsters are reviving kabootarbaazi (pigeon racing), an…