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Still too few tests

Union and states are failing to test enough for Covid

Shah reviews steps taken by Delhi municipal bodies in meeting with Kejriwal

The key objectives of the second meeting were to review the steps taken by the municipal bodies and how to check the further spread of the virus

Delhi govt seeks fee details from hospitals for Covid-19 treatment

The rate card of Max Hospital had gone viral on social media on Friday, with many users noting that the charges were too high for a common man.

Delhi govt allows Sir Ganga Ram hospital to resume Covid-19 testing

In an order issued on June 3, Delhi government had prohibited the hospital from carrying out RT/PCR sampling for Covid-19 suspect/contact cases with immediate effect

Delhi HC orders APP govt, Centre to increase Covid-19 beds, ventilators

The Delhi government also told the bench that total 569 ventilators were available, out of which 315 were being utilised and remaining are available.

Let them send details: Delhi Health Minister on MCD's Covid-19 death toll

The Delhi govt, in a statement on Thursday had said the Covid-19 death audit committee is "working impartially"

SC, HC rap Centre, Delhi govt over non-payment of salaries to doctors

In war, you do not make soldiers unhappy. Travel extra mile and channel some extra money to address their grievances, said SC

Delhi LG forms high-level panel to effectively deal with Covid-19 outbreak

Baijal is the chairman of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority

Delhi L-G forms panel to suggest steps to tackle Covid-19 outbreak in city

The six-member panel also includes two members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria

Delhi HC rejects pleas seeking imposition of lockdown due to Covid-19

However, the reasons for not entertaining the two PILs might be indicated in the court's order which is not yet available

MCD claims 2,098 Covid-19 deaths; govt says panel working impartially

Delhi recorded 1,501 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday taking the Covid-19 tally in the city to over 32,000

Families scramble to get patients treated as Delhi govt claims enough beds

The fear of the infection almost equals the dread of navigating the complicated testing protocols and getting to the right doctor, say residents

Plea in HC urges strict lockdown in Delhi as Covid-19 cases rise sharply

The petition, filed through advocate Mridul Chakravarty, has also sought a direction to the Delhi government to consider constituting an expert committee of doctors, medical specialists and virologist

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why are hospitals bent on testing all patients?

Roundup of news in Indian publications on how India is dealing with Covid-19--cases in South Asia rising at fastest rate, widespread facemask use prevents further wave of virus, Dharavi's war on virus

Covid-19: Will implement L-G's order on hospitals, says Arvind Kejriwal

Addressing an online media briefing, he said his government has "unprecedented challenges" ahead as data shows that Covid-19 cases will rapidly increase in Delhi in the coming days.

As Covid-19 cases rise, Delhi govt races to arrange 15,000 beds by end-June

A senior doctor in a private hospital said that the government had hired a lot of junior doctors which had added numbers, but had not solved the problem

Delhi added 10,000 coronavirus cases in eight days from June 1

Delhi reported its first case on March 1, when a businessman in East Delhi was diagnosed with Covid-19 after returning from Italy

More recoveries, fewer active cases, Kejriwal vs Centre, and more

For the first time, recoveries have overtaken active Covid-19 cases in India. Close to 6,000 recoveries pushed the total number of cured/discharged patients to 135,206

Liquor becomes cheaper in Delhi as govt scraps 70% Special Corona Fee

However, the government has hiked the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 25 per cent on all categories of liquor with effect from June 10

Delhi govt's alarm bell: 550,000 Covid cases by July-end, says Deputy CM

That's 2.8% of its population, for which it will require as many as 80,000 beds; 10-fold spike in Mumbai numbers seen