Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal does not “speak for India”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has declared after Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan objected to Mr. Kejriwal’s claim that a highly infectious variant of COVID-19 affecting children, came from Singapore. While 24 deaths were due to wall collapses during the cyclone, six died after trees fell on them, five each because of house collapse and electrocution, four due to roof collapse and one died due to a tower collapse, an official said.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has questioned the live telecast of PM Narendra Modi's dialogue with DM. He said that the Prime Minister's statement in today's meeting was broadcast live on TV.
Delhi Lt Governor Orders Availability Of Drug Related To Black Fungus: Report Delhi Lt Governor Orders Availability Of Drug Related To Black Fungus: Report COVID-19 Delhi: Directives were issued at a review meeting on management of Covid situation in the city chaired by Mr Baijal. The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, the chief secretary, MCD commissioners and senior officials of Delhi Police.
Meeting was chaired by Delhi LG Anil Baijal and was attended by Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia (File)
New Delhi:
Delhi s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today directed authorities to take immediate steps to ensure the availability of drugs related to black fungus and the newly launched D-2G for people in genuine and medically prescribed need, according to sources.
DRRAA writes to CM highlighting issues on ration distribution
Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyaan (DRRAA) wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday demanding the setting up of help desks and facilitating walk-in registrations for non-ration cardholders, who require foodgrains. It also said that there should be decentralised distribution points across the city so that people can reach easily.
Highlighting issues to be taken into consideration while formulating the scheme to distribute grains among non-ration cardholders, the DRRAA in its letter said: “It must be ensured that the procedure for registering for dry grains is simple and accessible. The government must set up help desks in low income areas and at distribution points to facilitate registration, in addition to online registration. To prevent delay in providing ration, walk-in registration must be allowed at distribution points where people can avail grains on the spot.”
B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2 has sub-lineages; B.617.2 more infectious: Expert on COVID mutations in India
Singapore s health ministry on Tuesday night said the strain that is prevalent in many of the COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which was first detected in India.
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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a woman to test for COVID-19 in Jammu. (Photo | AP) By PTI
NEW DELHI: The double mutant B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2 is further mutating and one of its sub-lineages, the B.1.617.2, reported in India, is more infectious than its parent and fast increasing its footprint, Rakesh Mishra, former Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, said on Wednesday.