NHRC has asked both the Delhi Government and Union Health Ministry to consider the matter in consultation with each other to ensure a comprehensive report within ten days
Addressing an online media briefing, he said his government has "unprecedented challenges" ahead as data shows that Covid-19 cases will rapidly increase in Delhi in the coming days.
The chief minister said Shah has assured him of all cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus
For the first time, recoveries have overtaken active Covid-19 cases in India. Close to 6,000 recoveries pushed the total number of cured/discharged patients to 135,206
After Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal reversed the decision to reserve hospitals for the city's residents, CM Arvind Kejriwal said the Delhi govt would follow the Centre's order
The BJP leader's mother Madhavi Raje Scindia has also tested positive
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tested negative for Covid-19, an official said on Tuesday
The fever has subsided and he is now feeling well, the official said.
The Delhi health minister said it was up to the Centre to declare if the city had entered the community transmission phase
Estimated 80,000 hospital beds would be required for those infected, said the deputy chief minister
Today, a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management committee is scheduled to be held, but Kejriwal will not be attending
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has called an all-party meeting later in the day to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the city
Sisodia will be participating in the place of CM Arvind Kejriwal, who will remain absent owing to ill-health
The 51-year-old chief minister, who is also a diabetic, was feeling unwell since Sunday afternoon
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day.
Mr Kejriwal's decisions need to be more considerate
75-day wait ends today but getting customers and labour back is a challenge
"Delhi hospitals will be available for people of Delhi only, while Central hospitals will remain open for all. By the end of June, Delhi would need 15,000 beds," Kejriwal says
Some private hospitals will be reserved for Delhiites too, says chief minister.
All restaurants, malls and places of worship to open in Delhi from tomorrow