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In a preliminary report on allegations of blackmarketing and illegal distribution of Covid-19 medicines against various politicians, including All India Youth Congress President Srinivas B V, the Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that the persons have been helping people voluntarily and without discrimination.

Both facilities, built on empty grounds near the hospitals, have 500 ICU beds each. Patients need to be referred from the hospitals — they first go to either GTB or Lok Nayak, and if the patient is critical and requires an ICU bed, they are sent to the ICU facility concerned.

The lockdown in Delhi has been extended for another week as shortage of vaccine continues to plague the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday.

Officials said that the dip in positivity rate – which had touched 35% earlier this month -- can be attributed to the lockdown, which was extended for a week for the fourth time on Sunday.

Bengal was the latest addition to the list of states under a lockdown, imposing curbs till May 30.

The students will be taught concepts of mathematics, problem-solving, communication skills, personality development, general sciences and entrepreneurship.

The Indian Express called several large pharmacies in the city, none of which had any stock of the drug. South Delhi Pharmacy in Yusuf Sarai reported that every second call that they are getting now is an enquiry regarding Amphotericin B.

The judge said that there is enough material on record to presume that Hussain was "very well present" at the spot of crime and was exhorting the rioters of a particular community.

After a predicted jump on Sunday to 41 degrees, the mercury level is expected to fall again gradually to 35 degrees by Wednesday.

When asked if the government has any plans to make the vaccination process simpler for persons with disabilities, Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said that he would discuss the matter with the Secretary of the Social Welfare Department.

The direction is part of an internal circular issued on Friday by party general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal.

Stranded Workers' Action Network (SWAN) had written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asking for extension of ration to non-holders of PDS cards and rent support in the light of findings made while assessing the needs of these callers.

The government, which had passed orders to buy 1.34 crore Covaxin and Covisheild doses for those in the 18-44 age group, has been facing shortage with 100 session sites being shut because of Covaxin shortage earlier this week.

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said Municipal Corporation of Delhi, due to its incompetence and corruption, has not been distributing salaries to its employees during the pandemic and so the Delhi government has issued assistance of Rs 1,051 crore.

It is learnt that the Delhi Police have also decided to announce a reward for Sushil Kumar's arrest.

On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court said that the Centre should look beyond its own hospitals while distributing foreign aid and submit a chart showing distribution.

Coronavirus Lockdown and Cases in India News Live updates, Covid-19 Cases in Delhi, UP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu Today Latest News: India reported 3,26,098 new Covid-19 cases and 3,890 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am on Saturday, as per Union Health Ministry. It also reported 3,53,299 recoveries during the same period.

The government has written to all hospitals to appoint a nodal officer to provide information about patients who will be requiring oxygen support at home after discharge.

For the next two days, the sky is expected to remain partly cloudy with a chance of thunder and lighting on Monday.

A total of 68,575 people were tested and 12.40% of them were found to be positive — which is the lowest positivity rate in a month. Over 50,000 of these were RT-PCR tests.

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation wrote to the drugs controllers of all states on April 7 that some states were “reporting shortage of remdesivir” and that “this may lead to its hoarding and black marketing”.

Police said four of the arrests made on Thursday were from East Delhi’s Kalyanpuri, and that the men were pasting posters on behalf of AAP councillor Dhirender Kumar.

The old building located at Janpath road is set to be demolished as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment project. It has temporarily been shifted to the Janpath hotel, which has been renovated for the purpose.

Kalra’s lawyers, senior advocates Abhishek M Singhvi and Vikas Pahwa, had urged the High Court to grant him interim protection if the matter was going to be adjourned till May 18 on the request of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju.

With the lockdown extended for the fourth time since April 19 amid the Covid surge in the capital, several workers, who stand in line to pick up their meals, say they are left with no job and no money.