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The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Centre, Delhi government and municipal corporations to provide accommodations to all the health workers, who are willing to avail it so that they do not carry the COVID-19 infection to homes and infect their family members.

AAP MLA Atishi on Thursday said nearly half of the vaccination sites for the 18-44 age group in Delhi are likely to be shut from Friday as the city has less than a day's stock of Covishield left.

Covid News Live Updates: Nearly half of Delhi's vaccination sites for the 18-44 age group to be shut from Friday, says AAP MLA Atishi - The Economic Times

As per IMD's rainfall classification system, below 15 mm is light, 15-64.5 mm is moderate, 64.5 mm-115.5 mm is heavy and 115.6 mm-204.4mm is very heavy. "Extreme heavy" refers to rainfall above 204.4 mm.

In a sharply-worded reaction, foreign minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday tweeted, “Singapore and India have been solid partners in the fight against Covid-19. Appreciate Singapores role as a logistics hub and oxygen supplier.

Head of Dept of Neurology (AIIMS) Professor MV Padma Srivastava informed that the number of Black Fungus cases is increasing everyday with over 20 cases of Black fungus being reported daily.

About a few weeks ago, in the middle of the worst phase of the second wave of the pandemic, there was a massive shortage of beds with oxygen supply, and ICU beds and ICU beds with ventilators, with cases spiralling up to as high as over 28,000 on April 20, with a huge number of fatalities recorded every day.

Hours after the Central government on Wednesday criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks on the ‘Singapore variant’ of coronavirus, the city’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia hit back stating the BJP-ruled Centre was more concerned about Singapore than the country’s children.

Delhi on Tuesday received over 60,000 Covaxin doses for key workers and those aged above 45, AAP MLA Atishi said.

In an impact-based advisory, it predicted waterlogging in low-lying areas, traffic disruption and uprooting of small plants. "Possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places" as a result of interaction between the remnant of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a Western Disturbance, the IMD said.

With a population of 16 million spread across glistening skyscrapers, apartment complexes and sprawling slums, Mumbai is the worlds second-most densely packed city, according to data from the United Nations. About 32,000 people are crammed in per square kilometer.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its response to the plea which has contended that since ration dealers have public dealing on a day-to-day basis, they should be considered as 'front line essential workers'.

The national capital on May 19 received light spells of rain, bringing much needed respite to the people from scorching heat. As per India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) weather forecast, Delhi to experience 'generally cloudy sky with heavy rain today'.

Hospitals in Delhi have reported a rise in the number of back fungus cases among people recovering from COVID-19 during the second wave and it could be ascribed to "irrational" use of steroids at home without consulting a doctor.

In a bid to do damage control and prevent diplomatic fallout from Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet on ‘Singapore variant’ of the novel coronavirus, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the Delhi Chief Minister ‘does not speak for India’. Jaishankar today stressed on the solid bilateral relationship shared by India and Singapore, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delhi Police have busted a gang accused of giving fake COVID-19 test reports to people. The accused tested several people for COVID-19 at a rate of Rs 1,500 per test. The police arrested 3 persons and after that busted the gang.

The national capital reported 4,482, lowest since April 5, and 265 fatalities on Tuesday while the positivity rate dipped to 6.89 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin released by the city government.

Hospitals in Delhi have reported a rise in the number of back fungus cases or mucormycosis among people recovering from COVID-19 during the second wave and it could be ascribed to "irrational" use of steroids at home without consulting a doctor.

A Delhi Court on Tuesday dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl. The Court noted that allegations against wrestler Sushil Kumar are serious in nature.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in an online briefing, said despite constrained circumstances due to the lockdown, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has taken this decision as those people who are helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic should get their salaries.

With 2,63,533 new cases in the last 24 hours, India has become second country after US to cross 25 million. India halted vaccine exports a month ago after donating or selling more than 66 million doses.Here's the latest on India's Covid tally:Total cases: 2,52,28,996Total discharges: 2,15,96,512 Death toll: 2,78,719Active cases: 33,53,765 Total vaccination: 18,44,53,149

Devendra Shah has taken bold bets and in the process churned a success story that straddles the entire dairy sector.

A plea had suggested that the compensation should be paid from the NDRF or the PM CARES Fund to provide relief to those families who have no means to sustain themselves as most of them have lost their sole breadwinner to COVID-19.

The national capital reported 4,524 new Covid-19 cases, lowest since April 5, and 340 fatalities on Monday while the positivity rate dipped to 8.42 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin released by the city government.

Navneet Kalra who is one of the accused in the Khan Market racket has been arrested on Sunday from his relatives' farmhouse in Gurugram. He was arrested at 7 PM when a team of Delhi Police was sent to the farmhouse after receiving a tipoff