The national capital recorded 923 infections yesterday.
Delhi on Thursday reported 1,313 fresh Covid-19 cases and no deaths, the highest single-day spike since May. The test positivity rate in the city was recorded at 1.73%. The national capital recorded 923 infections yesterday.
- Long queues of people were seen outside various metro stations in Delhi after authorities imposed new restrictions to check the spread of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital.
- A “Yellow” alert was issued by the DDMA on Tuesday under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which mandates plying of DTC buses and Metro trains with 50 per cent seating capacity and no standing for passengers.
- A group of people blocked MB Road on Thursday morning and damaged some DTC buses after they were not allowed to board the bus, which exceeded the permissible passenger-carrying capacity. Police used mild force to disperse the crowd and five people were taken into custody, officials said.
- In a statement on Thursday evening, the DMRC said its permissible carrying capacity for an eight-coach train has come down from 2,400 to 200.
- The Delhi High Court on Thursday decided to shift the virtual system of hearing from January 3 in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases and the ‘yellow alert’ announced by the government in the national capital.
- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday discussed with senior officials effective ways to ensure the availability of adequate medical oxygen in the country in view of the rising COVID-19 cases.
- Delhi recorded the highest number of 263 omicron cases, followed by Maharashtra with 252, Gujarat 97, Rajasthan 69, Kerala 65 and Telangana 62.
- India saw the highest single-day record of 180 cases of the Omicron version of the coronavirus, taking the number of such cases in the country to 961, according to the Union Health Ministry’s updated data on Thursday.
- According to an official order, amidst the rising number of COVID-19 infections in the city, the Delhi government has set up a total of 350 isolation beds at four locations, including Commonwealth Games Village, for international travellers, their contacts and Omicron cases. ,
- India’s R zero value, which indicates the spread of COVID-19, is 1.22, the government has warned that cases are rising, not shrinking, as it highlighted that Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu , Delhi, Karnataka and Gujarat were emerging as states. and Union Territories based on weekly infection and positivity rates.
Read also | Nearly 4,000 new covid cases reported in Mumbai, a spike of 1,000 in a day
Follow Omicron Live Updates Here
,