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People arriving in the national capital from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana through any mode of transport will have to undergo 14 days of mandatory institutional quarantine, said an order issued by the Delhi government on Thursday.

The central government has to supply 700 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Delhi everyday till further orders, the Supreme Court said this morning as the national capital fights a surge inCovid infections that has burdened the healthcare system.

It's not the most conventional way to get to hospital, but with Delhi running short of ambulances, authorities have turned some of the city's ubiquitous three-wheeled autorickshaws into makeshift ambulances to ferry COVID-19 patients.

Doctors at a leading private facility here are seeing a rise in the number of COVID-triggered mucormycisis cases, according to a statement from the hospital.

Delhi weather news today: The city witnessed thundershowers and dusty winds today. Delhi saw a sudden change in weather conditions on Thursday afternoon.

A 19-year-old crematorium worker is building his seventh pyre of the day at a crematorium in east Delhi's Ghazipur - and it's only lunch time.

The Delhi government has formed a decentralized management system for the distribution of oxygen to hospitals and other institutions in the coronavirus-hit city.

The national capital must get at least 700 tonnes of oxygen everyday, as requested by the Delhi government to meet the needs of the city's COVID-19 patients, the Supreme Court told the centre today.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said the existing medical infrastructure in the national capital was "exposed" and in "shambles" when put to the test during the pandemic.

Several parts of Delhi received showers on Thursday afternoon, bringing some relief to the capital residents from the scorching heat over the past few days.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that his administration "won't let anyone die" of oxygen shortage if it got the earmarked 700 tonnes of supply from the central government amid the unprecedented coronavirus crisis.

Delhi Jal Board (DJB) vice-chairman Raghav Chadha has reiterated his concerns for reduced water levels of Yamuna river which might affect the Covid hospitals in the national capital and said that they have approached the Supreme Court to intervene in

The Supreme Court began hearing the matter regarding the supply of oxygen by the Centre to various hospitals in Delhi today.

Delhi has witnessed a staggering 1,449.5 per cent jump in the number of its COVID-19 containment zones in the past one month, with South Delhi accounting for the maximum 21,172 such zones out of the total 47,704, according to official figures.

The national capital received 555 tonnes of oxygen on Tuesday, the highest till now, said Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha as the city hospitals struggled with a shortage in the supply of the life-saving gas amid a spurt in coronavirus cases.

A day after Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal directed officials to conduct a survey of the COVID super-spreader spots in the national capital, teams were deployed in several districts to list the crowded areas, officials said on Wednesday.

The installation of medical oxygen plants at the AIIMS and the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital here has already started and is likely to be completed by Tuesday night, according to the Union health ministry.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi government and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) why there was an insistence on RT-PCR reports to approve requisitions for Remdesivir by hospitals or individuals if a doctor has prescribed

Rohan Aggarwal is 26 years old. He doesn't even complete his medical training until next year. And yet, at one of the best hospitals in India, he is the doctor who must decide who will live and who will die

A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly selling oxygen concentrators in the black market at exorbitant prices in south Delhi's Saket area, police said on Wednesday.

The Delhi Police has arrested three persons who allegedly used to paint fire extinguishers as oxygen cylinders and sell them to needy people, officials said on Wednesday.

The two medical oxygen plants have been installed at AIIMS and Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in the national capital with PM-CARES fund and will start supplying oxygen to these medical facilities by this evening.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned till August 11 hearing on the petition of former union minister MJ Akbar challenging a trial court order which had dismissed the criminal defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the centre to consider utilising the engineering wing of the Armed Forces for setting up a storage facility for oxygen while hearing a plea on various issues arising due to the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases