The use of masks and smart cards has been made mandatory as the Delhi Metro resumes services next month after a five-month gap. The new guidelines issued by the Delhi government today listed severe restrictions that included a ban on tokens for the train ride and limiting the number of passengers in each coach. The authorities, however, have not named a figure for this yet. The air conditioning system will also be "taken out" to ensure circulation of fresh air inside coaches, said Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot.
The clinic at Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital is designed to manage myriad symptoms of ‘long Covid’, and has treated 60 patients since opening on 20 Aug.
After being closed since March 22 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, Delhi Metro has received the nod from authorities to resume services from September 7 in a 'calibrated manner'. Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that he was 'glad' the metro services will resume operations in a phased manner. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement, 'As per the latest guidelines issued by the ministry of home affairs under Unlock-4, the Delhi Metro will be resuming its services for public from September 7 onwards in a calibrated manner.' Further details on the metro's functioning and its usage by the general public will be shared once a detailed SOP is issued by the ministry of housing and urban affairs in the next few days, the officials said.
Delhi recorded as many as 1,954 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the city's highest single-day spike in August till date and even in 50-days. With this the tally of coronavirus cases in the state has jumped over 1.71 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 4,404. Fifteen fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department. The national capital had recorded its previous highest spike of 1,840 fresh cases on
