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  • New instances fall beneath 10,000 in Delhi, first time since April 10

    With the lockdown in place for near 4 weeks, Covid instances in Delhi have lastly began to dip, with 8,506 instances being recorded on Friday. This is the primary time since April 10 that instances dropped beneath 10,000 within the metropolis.
    A complete of 68,575 individuals had been examined and 12.40% of them had been discovered to be optimistic — which is the bottom positivity price in a month. Over 50,000 of those had been RT-PCR assessments.
    Over 14,000 individuals had been reported recovered on Friday.
    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal mentioned this was “good news” and was attainable due to the cooperation from individuals, however cautioned towards any laxity. “If we become careless again and stop following social distancing norms and guidelines, cases can increase again. We are making arrangements for more oxygen beds, are buying oxygen cylinders and are setting up new ICU beds. If cases increase again, we should be prepared. But please continue to observe Covid-appropriate behaviour. We have seen very tough times in the past month,” he mentioned.
    Delhi was among the many worst-hit within the nation in April, seeing the best day by day instances and deaths of all cities. On April 20, it noticed over 28,000 Covid instances, whereas day by day dying toll crossed 450 at one level.
    A particular downward development in instances began every week in the past, when the positivity price began declining. While the variety of assessments carried out on Thursday (reported on Friday) had been decrease than the common 75,000 assessments being carried out day by day, the positivity price additionally remained low.
    “The dip in the positivity rate, and hence the number of cases, seems to suggest that Delhi is past its peak. The high in Delhi started close to a month after it was seen in Mumbai, and now the decline is following a similar pattern. The next two weeks are crucial but looking at the data now, it certainly seems that the worst is behind us, for now,” mentioned an epidemiologist at a Central authorities hospital who didn’t need to be named.
    The Capital has seen 13.8 lakh instances and 20,907 deaths for the reason that starting of the pandemic. Over 9,800 of those deaths have been since April 1.
    While the oxygen scarcity has been resolved for now — the Delhi authorities wrote to the Centre Thursday asking that it not be given greater than 590 metric tonnes of oxygen a day and that the additional provides be diverted to states that want it extra — the disaster of beds will not be over but. While there are over 6,000 vacant oxygen beds in numerous hospitals, the variety of vacant ICU beds is 277. A big majority of those are in authorities hospitals as non-public hospitals are nonetheless operating full.
    Kejriwal additionally spoke in regards to the lesser variety of free ICU beds in a webcast on Friday. “Around 3,000 hospital beds have been vacated in the past few days. But a majority of ICU beds are still occupied. This means that the number of patients who are critical is still high. We are readying 1,200 new ICU beds and they will be operational in a day or two,” he mentioned.
    According to authorities officers, 500 ICU beds within the Ramlila Maidan exterior GTB Hospital in East Delhi and 250 ICU beds on the Ramlila Maidan close to Lok Nayak Hospital in Central Delhi will begin taking in sufferers quickly. Kejriwal and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain visited the power in Central Delhi on Friday and mentioned sufferers might be admitted in a single or two days.

  • Delhi RSS chief calls out state BJP: a fireplace raging, the place are you?

    The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Delhi state government member, Rajiv Tuli, has hit out on the Delhi BJP for his or her “virtual absence” in public throughout the present Covid surge that has wreaked havoc within the nationwide capital.
    Taking to Twitter, he wrote in Hindi: “There is fire everywhere in Delhi, has any Dilli wala seen BJP Delhi?”
    “Where is BJP4Delhi? Or is the state body dissolved?” wrote Tuli, the previous prant prachar pramukh of Delhi unit of the RSS. He didn’t reply to calls and messages looking for remark.
    When contacted, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta, who was introduced in with an eye fixed on subsequent yr’s MCD polls, stated he doesn’t know Tuli neither is he conscious of his tweets. General Secretary of BJP’s Delhi unit, Harsh Malhotra, stated he wouldn’t need to touch upon Tuli’s remarks and added: “Since April 21, three helpline numbers are running 24×7. They are doing two kinds of work — one is a doctor on call in which a panel of doctors looks after patients on the phone and second is arranging food for patients and their families.”

    “A total of 3,121 families are getting food every day through us and more than1,025 patients have been attended to by doctors. There are 21 in the team out of which some who are free attend the call on a rotation basis. And 13 community kitchens are running,” he stated.
    “We also have a list of 2,000 volunteers ready to donate blood and 71 people ready to donate plasma,” he stated.
    Tuli’s tweet, nonetheless, betrays a rising impatience and disquiet within the Sangh Parivar over the dealing with of the pandemic by the federal government and the sense of helplessness. “Even in Delhi, we have not been visible helping out as an organisation…the Delhi High Court has done more to hold the government to account than we have,” stated a BJP chief who endorsed Tuli’s remarks.

    Another senior BJP chief acknowledged there may have been higher coordination throughout the Delhi BJP since there are MPs and their groups and youth wing leaders serving to individuals, however not as a cohesive unit. “However, one should understand that unlike the last time when people were mainly in need of food and ration, this time there are three main demands — beds, oxygen and remdesivir,” he stated. “When the Delhi government with its official machinery can’t arrange beds, oxygen and costly injections, then it’s not fair to expect the opposition to arrange these things in huge numbers,” he stated.
    Another BJP chief stated the Delhi BJP, which is in energy within the civic our bodies, may have used sources resembling baraat ghars(wedding ceremony halls) or colleges for individuals who couldn’t be quarantined at house.

  • Delhi on its knees, Chief Minister Kejriwal urges PM Modi: want your steerage and intervention

    Appealing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for private intervention and steerage in tackling the escalating Covid disaster that has introduced the nationwide capital’s healthcare system to its knees, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned Friday {that a} “big tragedy” will unfold if “quick and meaningful steps” should not taken to resolve the scenario, particularly an acute scarcity of oxygen.
    Speaking for almost 5 minutes in the course of the digital assembly of Chief Ministers from 11 surge states and UTs with the Prime Minister, Kejriwal additionally requested whom he ought to communicate to if different states disrupt oxygen provides to Delhi.

    With elements of Kejriwal’s attraction broadcast reside, Modi stepped in briefly to level out that it was a breach of protocol because the assembly was “internal”. The Chief Minister’s Office later issued an announcement expressing “regret” for “any inconvenience caused”.
    Kejriwal’s attraction comes at a time when Delhi has emerged because the Ground Zero of the second wave, logging 1,72,211 instances and 1,541 deaths within the final week alone with the day by day positivity charge peaking at 36.24 per cent. On Friday, Delhi recorded 24,331 instances and 348 deaths — the best single-day toll up to now.
    By Friday afternoon, solely 45 ICU beds have been vacant, whereas hospitals have been making frequent public appeals on the necessity for oxygen. The Centre, on its half, has enhanced the oxygen allocation to Delhi from 378 metric tonnes to 480 metric tonnes however that is nonetheless far wanting the Capital’s demand for 700 metric tonnes per day.
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout a gathering with chief ministers on COVID-19 conditions by video conferencing, in New Delhi, Friday, April 23, 2021. (PTI)
    Kejriwal instructed Modi that his telephone retains ringing as hospitals attain out to him, stating that they’ve two or three hours of oxygen left, as a result of vehicles meant for them have been stopped. “I want your guidance,” he stated, including that Central Ministers have been serving to earlier however now appear drained.
    “If Delhi does not have an oxygen factory, will 2 crore people of Delhi not get oxygen? States that have oxygen factories, can they stop Delhi’s oxygen? We thank you for calling this meeting. I want to know that if today or tomorrow, or at any time, a hospital in Delhi has one or two hours of oxygen left, and there’s a risk of people dying, then whom should I make a call to in the Central government for help? If a state stops Delhi’s quota of oxygen, then who should I speak to on the phone?” Kejriwal stated.
    At one level, as Kejriwal steered a “national action plan”, he was interrupted by the Prime Minister. “This tradition of ours, this protocol we have, it is against that for a Chief Minister to telecast live an in-house meeting like this. This is not appropriate. We should always maintain decorum,” Modi stated.
    Kejriwal responded: “Ok sir, we will follow this in future. I hope all those who died of Covid get peace and their families find strength. I apologise if I have done something wrong, if I have said something harsh or if there was something wrong in my behaviour. (Niti Aayog member V K) Paul sahab’s presentation was very good. We will follow the directions given to us accordingly.”
    Later, the Chief Minister’s Office stated: “Today, the CM address was shared live because there has never been any instruction, written or verbal, from the Central Government that the said interaction could not be shared live. There have been multiple occasions of similar interactions where matters of public importance, which had no confidential information, were shared live. However, if any inconvenience was caused, we highly regret that.”
    During the assembly with the Prime Minister, Kejriwal stated: “There are only a few states from where oxygen is supplied to Delhi and where most problems are being noted. I request that if you call the Chief Ministers of those states once, and ask them to not stop our oxygen trucks, then the people of Delhi will get oxygen. For the 2 crore people of Delhi, I am requesting you with folded hands. You can help us. Please help us.”

    Kejriwal stated a nationwide plan needs to be made to avoid wasting the nation from Covid, through which the Central Government ought to take over all oxygen crops by the Army’s assist.
    He stated if the Army escorts oxygen vehicles, nobody would cease them. He additionally thanked the Prime Minister for growing Delhi’s oxygen quota, however stated that the capital was going through problem in getting 100 MTs of oxygen that was supposed to come back to Delhi from Odisha and West Bengal.
    Kejriwal requested the PM to both airlift this oxygen consignment to Delhi or to make it accessible “through your idea” of the “oxygen express”.
    When the PM instructed him that the oxygen categorical trains have been already working, Kejriwal stated they weren’t reaching Delhi. “If a corridor can be made available for Delhi then we will be very thankful to you. You have done it in 2-3 places through your intervention, I learned,” the Chief Minister stated.
    Other AAP leaders, together with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, have accused Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments of blocking the transport of oxygen to Delhi by use of police power.
    Describing Delhi’s scenario as “very serious” and that “people can’t be left to die”, Kejriwal instructed the Prime Minister: “We again appeal to you with folded hands that if some quick and meaningful steps are not taken, then there can be a big tragedy in Delhi… It is unbearable to see the situation in hospitals due to shortage of oxygen. People are in a lot of trouble. We can’t sleep all night. Despite being their CM, I am not able to do anything… We won’t be able to forgive ourselves if some untoward incident happens because of shortage of oxygen.”

  • Special groups to be deployed to prosecute visitors violators in Delhi on Holi: Police

    In view of Holi, the Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate preparations to make sure the protection of motorists and particular checking groups can even be deployed at main intersections to detect and prosecute visitors violators, officers mentioned on Saturday.
    The visitors police has appealed to all motorists to keep away from visitors violations and urged individuals to comply with authorities directives and never rejoice the upcoming festivals at public locations.
    As the pageant of Holi can be celebrated on Monday, elaborate visitors preparations have been made to make sure the protection of motorists on roads and strict motion can be taken towards these discovered indulging in drunken driving, performing stunts on two-wheelers, driving with out helmets, over-speeding, leaping the pink gentle, harmful driving or some other visitors violations, in response to the visitors police.

    “Special checking teams will be deployed at major intersections and vulnerable points to detect and prosecute traffic violations. Special traffic police checking teams, along with PCR and local police teams, will be stationed on various roads and strategic locations all over Delhi to check drunken driving, red-light jumping and other violations. Radar guns will be deployed at various vulnerable roads to check incidents of over-speeding,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Meenu Choudhary mentioned.
    Citing the federal government directives within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the police mentioned public celebrations and gatherings, congregations throughout upcoming festivals reminiscent of Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Navaratri will not be allowed at public locations, parks, markets or non secular locations throughout Delhi and any particular person discovered violating the directives shall be prosecuted in accordance with regulation.

    “According to the directions of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety, in cases of drunken driving, red-light jumping, using a mobile phone while driving, dangerous driving and over-speeding, the driving licence will also be seized and be liable for suspension for a period of minimum three months,” Choudhary mentioned.
    Action can even be initiated towards the homeowners whose autos are discovered to be pushed by minors and unauthorised individuals performing stunts or driving with no licence, the officer added.

  • Test, Track, Treat: Govt to states, UTs witnessing rise in covid instances

    Image Source : PTI People preserve social distance as they stand in a queue.
    States which might be witnessing a surge in day by day new coronavirus instances and excessive energetic caseload have been requested to return to fundamentals of “Test, Track and Treat”.

    Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary and Dr Vinod Ok Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog on Saturday interacted with Health Secretaries and MDs (NHM) of Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UTs of Delhi and Chandigarh.

    These States/UTs have within the current previous seen elevated positivity and elevated variety of day by day constructive instances. They reviewed the continued public well being measures of surveillance, containment and administration of COVID instances in wake of the steep rise in day by day new instances of COVID and the excessive variety of energetic caseload being reported from these eight States/UTs.

    In an in depth presentation, it was identified that 9 districts in Delhi, 15 in Haryana, 10 in Andhra Pradesh, 10 in Odisha, 9 in Himachal Pradesh, 7 in Uttarakhand, 2 in Goa, 1 in Chandigarh proceed to be of concern as these districts are seeing a lower in complete exams being performed, low share of RT-PCR exams, enhance in weekly positivity and low variety of contact tracing of the COVID constructive instances.

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    These collectively can pose a excessive danger of transmission to the neighbouring States and UTs. Granular evaluation of the COVID response within the districts was shared with the States/UTs for additional motion.

    States have particularly requested to

    Continue with the efficient technique of ‘Test Track & Treat’ that had yielded wealthy dividends on the peak of the pandemic. Improve total testing in districts reporting discount in testing
    Increase share of RT-PCR exams in districts depending on excessive ranges of antigen testing.
    Refocus on surveillance and stringent containment of these areas in chosen districts that are seeing cluster of instances.
    Carry out a median shut contact tracing of minimal of 20 individuals per constructive case. Focus on medical administration in districts reporting greater deaths.
    Actuate their well being infrastructure to offer efficient medical administration to all of the sufferers as a surge in instances additionally impacts the case fatality price in these districts.
    Accelerate vaccination for precedence inhabitants teams in districts reporting greater instances. Make optimum use of the out there vaccine doses and give attention to crucial districts.
    To collaborate with the non-public hospitals to open up vaccination time-table for no less than 15 days and most of 28 days at a time.
    Promote COVID-appropriate behaviour via communication and enforcement.
    Stress was laid on immediate isolation and on medical supervision of these energetic instances presently in house isolation for early identification of progressive deterioration of the illness.
    The States had been additionally requested actively be careful for super-spreading occasions and share their greatest practices in breaking the chain of transmission.
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  • 123 new COVID-19 circumstances in Delhi; positivity fee dips to 0.19%

    Image Source : PTI 123 new COVID-19 circumstances in Delhi; positivity fee dips to 0.19%
    Delhi recorded 123 contemporary COVID-19 circumstances and 4 new fatalities from the pandemic on Saturday, whereas the positivity fee slumped to 0.19 per cent, authorities stated. These 123 circumstances got here out of the 63,322 assessments carried out the day before today, they stated.
    The new circumstances and fatalities raised the an infection rely to six,35,916 and the dying toll to 10,877 within the nationwide capital, based on the most recent bulletin issued by the Delhi well being division.
    Delhi had recorded 96 novel coronavirus circumstances on January 27, the bottom in over 9 months, and the primary time the every day incidences rely had stood under the 100-mark in that month.
    Also, on Friday, the fatality rely was two, similar as on February 2, which was the bottom within the final 10 months.

    The positivity fee dropped to 0.19 per cent from 0.26 the day earlier than, based on the Saturday’s bulletin.
    The energetic circumstances tally dropped to 1,174 on Saturday from 1,206 the day before today, it stated.
    The complete variety of assessments carried out the day before today included 39,543 RT-PCR assessments and 23,779 fast antigen assessments, the bulletin stated.
    On February 1, town had recorded three deaths as a consequence of COVID-19, which Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had termed the “lowest in the last 10 months”.
    On February 2, the rely had dropped to 2, making it the bottom determine within the final 10 months. On February 3 and 4, the figures have been six and 7, respectively.
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  • Delhi data 295 contemporary COVID-19 circumstances, lowest in over 8 months

    Image Source : FILE PHOTO/PTI The 295 contemporary circumstances got here out of 66,921 assessments carried out the day gone by.
    Delhi on Friday recorded 295 contemporary COVID-19 infections, the bottom in additional than eight months, which pushed the caseload to six,31,884 whereas the positivity fee slipped to 0.44 per cent, authorities stated.
    The nationwide capital had recorded 293 circumstances on April 26, in line with official information.
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    The dying toll mounted to 10,732 with 10 new fatalities, the authorities stated.

    The variety of lively circumstances within the nationwide capital got here all the way down to 2,795 from 2,937 the day gone by. The positivity fee dropped to 0.
    44 per cent.
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    The 295 contemporary circumstances got here out of 66,921 assessments carried out the day gone by, together with 38,990 RT-PCR assessments and 27,931 fast antigen assessments, in line with the most recent bulletin issued by the Delhi well being division.
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  • Delhi information 295 contemporary COVID-19 instances, lowest in over 8 months

    Image Source : FILE PHOTO/PTI The 295 contemporary instances got here out of 66,921 assessments performed the day past.
    Delhi on Friday recorded 295 contemporary COVID-19 infections, the bottom in additional than eight months, which pushed the caseload to six,31,884 whereas the positivity price slipped to 0.44 per cent, authorities mentioned.
    The nationwide capital had recorded 293 instances on April 26, based on official knowledge.
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    The dying toll mounted to 10,732 with 10 new fatalities, the authorities mentioned.

    The variety of lively instances within the nationwide capital got here right down to 2,795 from 2,937 the day past. The positivity price dropped to 0.
    44 per cent.
    ALSO READ: Over 3 lakh healthcare staff to get vaccine pictures on day 1 of COVID-19 inoculation drive
    The 295 contemporary instances got here out of 66,921 assessments performed the day past, together with 38,990 RT-PCR assessments and 27,931 speedy antigen assessments, based on the most recent bulletin issued by the Delhi well being division.
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