Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in an online briefing, said despite constrained circumstances due to the lockdown, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has taken this decision as those people who are helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic should get their salaries.
With 2,173 Covid deaths in a week in Delhi, space increased in a crematorium
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With 2,173 Covid deaths in a week in Delhi, space increased in a crematorium. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 15 : Delhi reported 6,430 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest since April 7 and the daily Covid positivity rate reduced to 11.32 per cent. For the last few days, Delhi has witnessed a sharp decline in daily positive cases, positivity rate and number of patients in home isolation etc.
In the last one week, Delhi has registered 65,180 Covid positive cases. However, the national capital has been reporting more than 300 deaths per day since May 4 (except two days when less than 300 were reported). The highest daily deaths in one day were reported on May 3, when a total of 448 Covid patients had died in the city.
‘Oxygen on wheels’ drive inaugurated
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State BJP president Adesh Gupta on Thursday inaugurated the ‘oxygen on wheels’ initiative started by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and Aranya Foundation, keeping in view issues related to the shortage of oxygen in the Capital.
Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, South Delhi Mayor Anamika Singh and foundation chairman and former Mayor Ravindra Gupta were present on the occasion.
Mr. Gupta said the scheme had been started to prevent patients in need of oxygen from being forced to return home from outside hospitals or suffer outside medical facilities.
Family members mourn the death of their relative
NEW DELHI: More than 9,400 Covid protocol cremations took place in the municipal corporation-run 28 Covid-designated funeral centres in April the worst impacted period, so far, since the pandemic began.
The cumulative data from the three civic bodies showed that, between April 1 and 30, the nine Covid-designated funeral centres under South Delhi Municipal Corporation oversaw 3,931 cremations and burials, while 14 centres under North Delhi Municipal Corporation witnessed 3,978 Covid funerals. During the same period, the east body recorded 1,523 Covid funerals, leading to a cumulative Covid funeral count to 9,432.
Nigambodh Ghat under the north civic body and Punjabi Bagh Shamshan under SDMC had been the two busiest sites. In April, the official Covid fatality count in the health department’s Delhi state health bulletin increased from 11,036 on April 1 to 16,147 on April 30 an increase 5,111 bodies.
BJP MPs open 9 Covid care centres in Delhi
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Tow BJP MPs together started nine Covid Care Centres in Delhi Image Source: IANS News
Tow BJP MPs together started nine Covid Care Centres in Delhi Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 11 : As part of the Sewa Hi Sangathan campaign, two BJP MPs from the national capital have opened more than half-a-dozen Covid care centres across the city.
Lok Sabha MPs Parvesh Verma and Ramesh Bidhuri have started the facilities having more than 500 beds in their respective constituencies.
Verma has opened six Covid care centres in his constituency, and promises to open at least one in each Assembly constituency in the west Delhi area.