Speaking to ANI about the rising cases of coronavirus in the national capital on November 26, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said, “The positivity rate in Delhi has come down to 8.5% in the last 3 weeks. A vaccine will hopefully soon be out.”
The national capital has witnessed 2,364 deaths due to coronavirus since October 28, when the daily rise in infections breached the mark of 5,000 cases for the first time, according to official data. Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths, 99 more fatalities on Wednesday pushed the city's total death toll due to the disease to 8,720. It was after five days that Delhi
A night curfew in Delhi is under "active consideration" depending on the situation, the Delhi government told the High Court today amid a huge coronavirus surge which the city has not been able to shake off in a month. The government's response came after the court questioned it on the measures being taken to control the spike in daily cases, which had mostly stayed above 6,000 over the last week.
Thousands of farmers, some armed with sticks and swords, flung barricades into a river, threw bricks at cops and physically pushed vehicles as they were stopped by Haryana on their way to a protest march in Delhi. After a two-hour clash on a bridge in which teargas and water cannons were used, the farmers managed to cross the border into Haryana. Haryana, ruled by the BJP, has been using heavy force to try and block farmers making their way from Punjab towards the capital in tractors and on foot for their two-day "Delhi Chalo" protest march against new farm laws that they fear will reduce their earnings and give more power to large retailers. Amid massive protests, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar appealed to the protesting farmers to suspend their agitation, and invited them for talks on December 3. "The government is committed to the welfare of farmers and we are ready for talks. Whether it's about minimum support price or infrastructure, we are ready for discussion," he said.
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Schools in Delhi have been shut since March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.The AAP government had earlier said that all city schools would remain closed till further notice
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration had on November 18 started random testing of people coming to Noida from Delhi in view of the spike in coronavirus cases in the national capital.
In view of the agitation of farmers, today Delhi's borders have been sealed, a large amount of police force has been deployed. Watch video Watch video on Zee News
