The number of Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi touched 1,506 on Saturday, 800 having been added in the past six days and 200 of these in just the last two days. The South district has the most sealed zones with 307, followed by 194 in North and 170 in New Delhi. North East district has the fewest with 27, with 31 in Central district, according to a containment zone summary prepared on March 25. The city reported over 1,500 Covid cases for the third day on the trot on Saturday, while 10 more people — highest in around two-and-a-half months — succumbed to the disease in past twenty-four hours. Stay with TOI for everything from your city.
The central government announced about the presidential assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 through a gazette notification.
As the number of COVID-19 cases is again increasing in the country, Delhi government has decided to restrict the gatherings at weddings and cremations. “Gatherings at weddings to be restricted to maximum of 50% of the hall capacity or 100 people. 50 people allowed at cremations,” said Delhi Health Minister.
NEW DELHI: Farmers camping at Delhi borders on Sunday burnt copies of the Centre's new farm laws they have been protesting against during ‘Holika Daha.
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday granted assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which enhances the powers of the Delhi Lieutenant...
The highest-ever spike comes on a day when Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to prepare a plan for a lockdown on the recommendation of the state COVID-19 task force amid a massive surge in the cases.
A controversial bill proposing to give more powers to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor - the centre's representative - compared to the city's elected government, was cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday, officially becoming law. The Union Home Ministry will now declare when it will come into effect.
Delhi reported over 1,800 coronavirus cases today, the highest in around three-and-half months, while the positivity rate rose to 2.35 per cent, the Health Department said. Nine more people died due to the disease, taking the count to 11,006, it said.
Vaccination drive in Delhi: "With two stations in each hospital, the target was to cover 400 people but not more than 230-250 people were coming for the COVID-19 vaccination," said Dr Dinesh Negi.
