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Delhi Police, in its chargesheets filed against foreign members of Tablighi Jamaat, said that they have disobeyed the regulation and lockdown, most of them had arrived from countries where COVID-19 infection was already creating havoc, and some acted as carriers of the highly infectious coronavirus.

Amit Shah hit out at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday for claiming there would be 5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases in the national capital by July-end

Coronavirus Live Updates: Coronavirus cases in Delhi crossed the 80,000-mark today with 2,948 infections in the last 24 hours as the worst-hit city in the country grapples with the shortage of hospital beds. The total number of deaths in the national capital has mounted to 2,558, the health department said. There have been 66 deaths in the last 24 hours in Delhi, authorities said.

A Delhi Police constable allegedly fired at his colleague after a heated argument inside the Seemapuri police station in northeast Delhi, officials said on Saturday.

Coronavirus cases in Delhi crossed the 80,000-mark today with 2,948 infections in the last 24 hours as the worst-hit city in the country grapples with the shortage of hospital beds. The total number of deaths in the national capital has mounted to 2,558, the health department said.

After remaining suspended for three months, the out-patient department services at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital will resume from July 1 with precautions against the novel coronavirus, hospital authorities said on Saturday.

To bolster COVID-19 management efforts in Delhi, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has supplied diagnostic material for carrying out 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests to the 12 functional labs in Delhi till date, the Union Health Ministry said.

Swarms of crop-destroying desert locusts have reached the outskirts of Delhi after entering Gurugram this morning. Multiple videos shot by residents of Gurugram city and villages in the district this morning show massive clusters of locusts flying in.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation following a locust attack in neighbouring city Gurgaon. The minister also directed the administration to be alert, an official said.

20,000 Tests Daily In Delhi, 13,500 Beds For COVID Patients: Arvind Kejriwal

Authorities in Delhi will undertake a mammoth exercise from today to determine the spread of the coronavirus disease amidst a rising number of cases in the national capital, which is one of the worst affected in the country.

The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi will increase in the coming days after a re-mapping of such areas as authorities have decided to divide them into micro clusters for better surveillance and contact-tracing, officials said on Friday.

More than 2,000 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and other Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, including doctors, will treat and manage Delhi's biggest COVID-19 care centre at Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Chhatarpur area.

Union Home Ministry on Friday said that door-to- door health survey in Delhi will be completed by June 30.

The Delhi High Court said on Friday that due to the "indifferent approach" of the Centre with regard to getting the illegally occupied government accommodations vacated, huge amount of money has been lost by it.

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a petition over pending salaries of teaching staff in North Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) schools in the national capital, on Friday observed that teachers doing their duty during the pandemic can be equated to corona warriors.

Schools in Delhi will remain closed till July 31, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said after a meeting with education department officials today. The move is in line with safety precautions that need to be taken as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the national capital - Delhi has the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases in India.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government will set up ICU beds on a large scale at three state-run hospitals in wake of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who had been undergoing treatment for COVID-19 in a private hospital for over a week, has been cured of the deadly infection and will be discharged today.

The Delhi police on Thursday filed a chargesheet before a court against seven people in connection with the alleged murder of a local during the violence in northeast Delhi in February.

In a mark of protest against the latest Chinese aggression in Ladakh, a Hotel and Restaurants body based in Delhi today announced that it will not provide accommodation to Chinese nationals at its associated hotels or guest houses across the city. There are around 3,000 budget hotels and guest houses with about 75,000 rooms in the city.

Delhi recorded 3,390 fresh coronavirus cases today, taking the COVID-19 tally in the city to 73,780. With 64 deaths linked to the highly contagious virus over the past 24 hours, the fatalities in the national capital stood at 2,175, government data said.

Delhi Police Thursday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches during the protests against CAA and NRC, challenging a trial court order granting more time to conclude the investigation.

A 16-year-old girl who had a large number of followers on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok was found dead at her home in Delhi, the police said on Thursday. The police have confirmed suicide.

The differences between the Delhi government and the Centre continues over the protocol for coronavirus patients, with the home ministry standing by the decision taken at a meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah on June 21, which was also attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.