The Delhi government has asked all districts to retest all symptomatic patients, who have tested negative for COVID-19 on rapid antigen test, using the more reliable RT-PCR method, after it found the process was not followed in over 1,400 cases.
Sisodia had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 14 and was under home isolation. He was admitted to LNJP Hospital on Wednesday for treatment, and tested positive for dengue a day later.
Monsoon 2020: Delhi might have already seen the last rainfall of this monsoon season and any precipitation is unlikely now, the Met department said on Thursday. In the absence of rain, the mercury is likely to rise by a few notches over the next few days. The capital has recorded only three rainy days this September, the lowest since 2016, when it witnessed just two rainy days.
A division bench of the Delhi High Court on Friday deferred to September 28 hearing on a petition filed by the Delhi government challenging a single-judge bench order imposing an interim stay on the reservation of 80 per cent ICU beds in a group of top private hospitals in the national capital exclusively for COVID-19 patients.
The division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan listed the matter for further hearing on September 28.
A Delhi Court on Thursday ordered the Delhi Police to provide a copy of the FIR to the advocates of freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma, who was arrested recently under the Official Secrets Act.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Celebrated playback singer S PBalasubrahmanyam, who held sway over millions of fans with hisgolden voice for over five decades died on Friday at the hospital in Chennai where he was treated for COVID-19 since last month, the hospital said. The 74-year old singer, whose condition became extremely critical on Thursday, breathed his last at 1.04 pm, a statement from MGM Healthcare, where he was admitted on August 5 after testing positive for COVID-19, said. However, the hospital said he had tested negative for COVID-19 on September 4.Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 caseload zoomed past 58 lakh, while over 47 lakh people have recuperated from the disease, pushing the national recovery rate to 81.74 percent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 58,18,570 with 86,052 infections being reported in a day.Get latest Healthcare online at cnbctv18.com
Normal traffic was thrown out of gear at the Chilla border in east Delhi on Friday as a group of farmers reached there on their tractor-trolleys in a bid to enter Delhi. They were however stopped by Delhi Police deployed at the spot.
Kejriwal hoped that the government steps, including increasing containment zones from 550 in mid-August to around 2,000 now, will gradually bring down the
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New Delhi (ILNS): A Delhi Sessions Court has dismissed the interim bail application filed by Saleem Khan. Saleem is an accused in the Delhi riots police constable murder case.
The 2020 International Emmys announced its list of nominees for this year and it’s a good run for hit show ‘Made In Heaven’ as the lead actor Arjun Mathur has bagged a nod in the Best Actor category. ‘Four More Shot’s got a nod in the Best Comedy series category while ‘Delhi Crime’ is in Best Drama Series category.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who was shifted to LNJP Hospital on Wednesday for COVID-19 treatment, has now tested positive for dengue, perhaps the first prominent personality in the city to have been diagnosed with both infections.
