Synopsis I urge those who need hospitals to check the mobile app beforehand for bed availability and then proceed further. The number of COVID-19 beds in Delhi on April 3 was 6,071 which has gone up to 19,101 on April 20, Sisodia said at a virtual press conference.
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The deputy chief minister appealed to the people not to panic and to follow all the rules of lockdown.
Around 2,700 beds will be added at different hospitals and facilities in the national capital in the next few days for COVID-19 patients, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday and assured people that there is no need to panic.
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Cases against two Delhi hospitals for turning away COVID patients
Cases were registered against two hospitals in Delhi on Sunday for turning away COVID-19 patients, a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned them of strict action if found giving wrong information about the availability of beds. Complaints about filing the FIRs against the hospitals under the Disaster Management Act was earlier filed by the Delhi government at police stations concerned, an official said.
Legal action was sought against the two hospitals, one in south Delhi and another in Janakpuri, for putting out wrong information on the availability of COVID beds on the Delhi Corona app, an official statement said.
Delhi: Lockdown From Tonight Until April 26 as COVID Numbers Continue to Spike
On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily COVID-19 tally with 25,462 fresh cases, while the positivity rate shot up to 29.74%.
The Delhi CM has written to the central government for assistance with oxygen and beds in the capital. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: A curfew will be imposed in Delhi from tonight (April 19) until next Monday morning, NDTV reported, as the capital city recorded its highest-ever single day increase in new COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate has reached alarming levels.
“In the last 24 hours, around 23,500 cases were reported. In last 3-4 days, around 25,000 cases have been reported. Positivity rate and infection have increased. If 25,000 patients come every day then the system will crumble, there’s a shortage of beds,” chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday, while announcing the decision.
Delhi University student shot at in North Delhi s Alipur
Delhi University student shot at in North Delhi s Alipur
A Delhi University student was critically injured after he was shot at in North Delhi s Alipur area on Sunday evening.
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UPDATED: April 5, 2021 00:07 IST
A Delhi University student was shot at in Alipur area of North Delhi. (Image for representation: PTI)
A student was critically injured after three goons on a bike shot at him in North Delhi s Alipur area on Sunday evening.
The victim, who is a first-year student at Delhi University, was taking a stroll outside his residence in Alipur when goons riding a bike fired three rounds at him.