According to the data available at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare the highly contagious infection has affected over 6 48 lakh people and claimed more than 18 600 lives in India so far
The move came on Saturday, a day after Delhi was hit by a tremor of moderate intensity.So far, the SDMC has identified and issued notices to 103 such buildings
United Airlines also wants to operate regular flights from Delhi-Mumbai to Newark-San Francisco routes.United Airlines has started bookings for charter flights from Delhi to Newark route
Coronavirus Live Updates: The safety and interest of Indians is the topmost priority, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday after a memo from the agency triggered a backlash for setting August 15 as a target for developing a coronavirus vaccine, from both medical experts and the opposition.
Arun Joshi
Tribune News Service
Jammu, July 4
Delhi has taken a note of the deafening silence of the Kashmir-centric parties on the tense situation in Ladakh, especially after the June 15 clashes in G
India News: The civil aviation ministry has announced suspension of flights to Kolkata from six cities with a high incidence of Covid-19, including Delhi and Mumb
India News: NEW DELHI: From being among the top states in terms of incidence of coronavirus cases, Delhi’s positivity rate, or total confirmed cases per 100 tests.
In a bid to prevent a further surge in corona cases, Kolkata will not allow passengers on flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Ahmedabad from July 6 to July 19, 2020, or till further orders, whichever is earlier. The Kolkata airport slot allocation team issued this directive after getting an order from the aviation ministry, which in turn was heeding to a request from the state government. “The restriction is for arriving flights (from these cities). Regarding departures, it is upto the airlines,” said an official at Kolkata airport. On an average, Kolkata gets 10 flights daily from Delhi; five each from Mumbai and Chennai; two each from Ahmedabad and Pune and 1 from Nagpur. So this move will impact about 25 arrivals and as many departures daily. In all, Kolkata handles 60-65 domestic flights per day to and from all over India. Meanwhile, airlines are yet to decide whether they will give refunds to passengers of affected flights or keep the money in a shell for future travel. Air India currently has two flights a day to Delhi and one each to Mumbai and Chennai.
A uniform strategy is needed due to lack of coordinated efforts by local govts. A Delhi-type focus by both the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the state government to tackle Covid-19 is urgently needed for the three metropolitan cities—Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad—which are struggling to keep the spread
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said if the number of cases in Delhi continues to be static or decreases over the next few weeks, and the decline is at a sustained pace, then the national capital may pass the peak in August.
