New Delhi: In a transfer to include the unfold of coronavirus, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has mandated a two-week home quarantine for Delhiites getting back from Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.
In an order dated April 17, 2021, the DDMA mentioned, “All residents of Delhi, returning from Haridwar after attending Kumbh Mela, will have to mandatorily stay in home quarantine for 14 days on arrival to the national capital.”
It added that each one the Delhi residents, who visited Kumbh Mela between April 4 and April 17, or will probably be travelling up until April 30, are required to add particulars (viz identify, deal with in Delhi, contact no., ID proof, date of departure from Delhi and arrival right here) on the hyperlink on the Delhi govt portal.
As per reviews, greater than 1,700 folks examined constructive for COVID-19 within the Haridwar Kumbh Mela between April 10 and April 14.
PM Narendra Modi’s enchantment to maintain Kumbh Mela ‘symbolic’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has additionally appealed to devotees to maintain the important thing Hindu pageant ‘symbolic’. PM Modi mentioned that he spoke to Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara on cellphone and appealed that ongoing Kumbh ought to now be symbolic amid the COVID-19 disaster. The Prime Minister tweeted that he additionally enquired in regards to the well being of saints, a lot of whom have contracted the an infection, and likewise conveyed his appreciation for their cooperation with the native administration.
मैंने प्रार्थना की है कि दो शाही स्नान हो चुके हैं और अब कुंभ को कोरोना के संकट के चलते प्रतीकात्मक ही रखा जाए। इससे इस संकट से लड़ाई को एक ताकत मिलेगी। @AvdheshanandG
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 17, 2021
Responding to PM Modi’s enchantment, Swami Avdheshanand additionally urged devotees to not collect in massive numbers.
Delhi witnesses largest single-day soar in COVID-19 circumstances
The nationwide capital recorded its largest single-day soar in COVID-19 circumstances on Saturday. Delhi registered 24,375 contemporary infections, moreover 167 coronavirus-related deaths. The variety of lively coronavirus circumstances in Delhi has now elevated to 69,799.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls COVID-19 state of affairs ‘worrisome
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday mentioned that the pandemic state of affairs has grow to be ‘very worrisome’, with depleting inventory of oxygen and Remdesivir drug for sufferers. “The cases of COVID-19 are rising fast in Delhi. In the last 24 hours, around 24,000 fresh cases have been reported. Within a day, the number has gone up from around 19,500 to around 24,000. So, the situation is very serious and worrisome,” Kejriwal mentioned.
दिल्ली में तेज़ी से फैलते कोरोना संक्रमण के बीच सरकार के स्वास्थ्य प्रबंधन पर एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस | LIVE https://t.co/Z7vGPWZls8
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 17, 2021
The AAP supremo knowledgeable that he has requested Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for augmenting provides of oxygen, and Remdesivir and tocilizumab medicine for COVID-19 sufferers.
Weekend curfew in Delhi
In view of the current spurt in coronavirus infections, the Delhi authorities has already imposed a weekend curfew that got here into drive on Friday evening and can stay in place until 5 AM on Monday. As per the brand new pointers relevant until April 30, all purchasing malls, gymnasiums, spas, auditoriums, meeting halls, leisure parks, and comparable locations have been closed.
करोना के चलते आज और कल दिल्ली में कर्फ़्यू है। कृपया इसका पालन करें। हम सबको मिलके करोना को हराना है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 17, 2021
On the opposite hand, cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes have been permitted to open with 30 per cent of their sealing capability. Also, just one weekly market per day per zone in all three Municipal Corporations/New Delhi Municipal Council/Delhi Containment Board have been allowed.
