Delhi reported its first case on March 1, when a businessman in East Delhi was diagnosed with Covid-19 after returning from Italy
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
However, the government has hiked the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 25 per cent on all categories of liquor with effect from June 10
That's 2.8% of its population, for which it will require as many as 80,000 beds; 10-fold spike in Mumbai numbers seen
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tested negative for Covid-19, an official said on Tuesday
Maken said that Delhi should be opened up from the lockdown only after the Covid positivity rate in the national capital comes down to 10 per cent from the current 27 per cent
Since the loans would need a state guarantee and Delhi is a Union Territory, it has written to ministry of home affairs to provide state guarantee on behalf of Delhi
The move may trigger a confrontation between the AAP dispensation and the LG office.
These helpdesks will function in two shifts of 12 hours each and consist of two officials of Delhi government and one police constable during night duty hours
The application says Delhi government's June 7 order is unconstitutional and "against humanity"
"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
The 'Special Corona Fee' was imposed last month on the Maximum Retail Price of liquor bottle as the government looked to earn additional revenue, hit badly due to the coronavirus lockdown
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
On Friday, Delhi recorded 1,330 fresh coronavirus cases taking the Covid-19 tally in the city beyond the 26,000-mark, as the death toll due to the disease jumped to 708.
The move comes in the wake of family members of several Covid-19 patients claiming denial of admission for patients at various hospitals
The apex court has also directed the Centre to take steps in this regard
All testing in the above categories is recommended by real time RT-PCR test only, the order said
Earlier, Chief Arvind Minister Kejriwal announced the sealing of borders of the national capital for the next one week citing a surge in Covid-19 cases
CM Kejriwal had on Monday announced that the borders of the national capital have been sealed for the next one week and only essential services will be allowed amid the surge in Covid-19 cases