A two-day drive-through COVID-19 vaccination camp for people aged 18 and above was inaugurated on Friday at a plush mall in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area.
Delhi metro to restart from Monday, markets on odd-even basis
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New Delhi, June 5 : Delhi Government will re-open markets and other activities in the city using odd-even model from Monday, however, the lockdown will remain in force, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday. Delhi Metro will also resume services from Monday with 50 per cent capacity. Delhi s Covid situation is now under control as below 500 new cases are reported and the daily positivity rate has reduced to 0.5 per cent in the last 24 hours. In view of the third possible wave, the government has decided to continue the lockdown, but we are going to re-open markets and malls on an odd-even basis from Monday, Kejriwal added.
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New Delhi:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced the setting up of a paediatric task force and two genome sequencing labs as well as a plan to ramp up oxygen capacity to prepare for a possible third Covid wave that could peak at 37,000 cases a day.
The government will also create a buffer stock of important medicines, Mr Kejriwal said at an online briefing.
The two genome sequencing labs to identify variants of the virus attacking the city will come up at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital and the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), the Chief Minister said.
COVID-19 situation in city seems to be under control, says Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 5 announced that the Delhi Metro would be allowed to function at 50% capacity, in addition to shops and malls being allowed to open on odd-even basis from June 7.
Mr. Kejriwal said these provisions would come into effect as part of the ongoing unlock procedure in the city.
“The COVID-19 situation in Delhi seems to be under control; around 400 cases have emerged in the last 24 hours. We have decided to allow shops and malls in the city to open on odd-even basis,” Mr. Kejriwal said.