Neha (25), her daughter who lives with her in Mayur Vihar's Chilla village, said, "We left on Sunday night and went to many private hospitals, but they would not admit her. My mother was feeling breathless and weak.
"The model that I used for India found that there could be around 8-10 lakh cases in India by mid or end of July. So it won't be surprising to get to those figures (5.5 lakh) in Delhi," said Samit Bhattacharya, mathematics professor and researcher at the School of Natural Sciences at Shiv Nadar University.
The death count due to coronavirus in India rose to 7,466 and the cases mounted to 2,66,598 on Tuesday. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said India is better positioned in the fight against COVID-19 compared to other countries but there is no space for complacency.
Nizamuddin Basti has been declared a non-containment zone recently. It became a containment zone on March 30, after the Markaz congregation came to light. Delhi's posh residential area defence colony is now a containment zone after several cases were reported from this area.
The decision to withdraw Special Corona Fee had been taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. - Liquor Cheaper in Delhi From Today Onwards as AAP Govt Removes 70% ‘Special Corona Fee’
"The Covid test was conducted in a private lab on June 5, but the result is awaited. She is in a lot of pain and cries all day," said her father Kewal Singh.
Among the targeted organizations were US advocacy firms working on climate change and net neutrality.The group behind these operations, Dark Basin, is allegedly linked to an obscure Delhi-based IT firm, BellTroX InfoTech Services
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to furnish minutes of the meeting in which it was decided to convert five luxury hotels, including Surya and Crowne Plaza, into hospitals to treat Covid-19 positive cases.
Liquor in Delhi will be cheaper from Wednesday when the AAP government's decision to withdrew ''70 per cent Special Corona Fee'' on their sale comes into effect.Get latest Retail online at cnbctv18.com
Officials from the Centre say there is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia asserted on Tuesday, and estimated that there might be 5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases in the city by July 31.
HC seeks response from Delhi govt, MCD on preparedness to deal with earthquake - The application filed by Advocate Arpit Bhargav prays that the authorities apprise the court about the steps taken and intended to be taken in regards to preparation for an earthquake.
With Delhi struggling with a surge in coronavirus cases, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Tuesday said it has decided to increase beds in 22 private hospitals by more than double. These include hospitals like Apollo, Batra, Fortis, Max, BL Kapoor, Maharaja Agrasen and Venkateswara. These hospitals currently have 1,441 beds for COVID-19, but will now be increased to 3,456.
