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Spain's President Tests Positive For Covid, To Skip G20 Summit In Delhi
Spain's President Pedro Sanchez has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and will not be able to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi.
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Delhi Reports 980 Fresh Covid Cases, Positivity Rate Nearly 26 Percent
Delhi logged 980 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 25.98 per cent, meaning one in every four people tested returned a positive result, according to data shared by the city government's Health department.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Tests Positive For COVID-19, Delhi Visit Cancelled
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today said he has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and that his trip to Delhi stands cancelled.
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Delhi School Student, Teacher Test Positive, Classmates Sent Home
A student and a teacher at a school in Delhi have tested positive for Covid, following which all classmates of the affected student have been sent home.
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Every 4th Covid Test Now Positive In Delhi, 19,000 New Cases
Delhi today reported 19,166 cases, slightly lower than yesterday's number (22,751) in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate in the national capital stood at 25 per cent. The city also reported 17 deaths.
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125 New Covid Cases In Delhi Today, Highest In 6 Months
63,313 Covid tests (56,511 RT-PCR and 6,802 Antigen) have been done in 24 hours, taking the total number of tests in the national capital to 3,21,64,981.
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Delhi Caps Cost Of Covid RT-PCR Test At Rs 500, Down From Rs 800
Delhi government slashed the price of RT-PCR tests - the gold standard for detecting COVID-19 - from Rs 800 to Rs 500 in the city today, according to an order issued by the health department.
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Manmohan Singh, Covid Free, Out Of Delhi's AIIMS
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19, was discharged this morning from Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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For Delhi COVID-19 Patients At Home, Oxygen A Call Away: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the government will be providing Pulse Oxymeters -- a special machine to measure oxygen levels in blood -- at home, so patients can request hospitalization even before they have breathing difficulties.
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Centre Targets 6 Lakh Rapid COVID-19 Tests In Delhi; To Add 500 Ventilators
The Centre plans to conduct six lakh rapid antigen COVID-19 tests in Delhi at 169 new facilities, where 50,000 kits have already been supplied, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday.
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High Court Asks Delhi Government To Reply On Pleas Challenging COVID Testing
The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Delhi government and the ICMR to reply to two pleas challenging the Health department's decision to exclude "asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic patients" from COVID 19 testing.
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Delhi's Hindu Rao Hospital Closed After Nurse Tests Positive For Coronavirus
A nurse at a civic hospital in north Delhi tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, following which the facility has been closed down, officials said.
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COVID-19 Test Developed by IIT Delhi Approved, Said to Reduce Cost of Testing
COVID-19 test that will significantly reduce the cost of testing, making it affordable for a large population in the country, developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has got the approval from the ICMR, officials said on Thursday.
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Delhi To Conduct COVID-19 Test On Journalists After 53 Test Positive In Mumbai
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government will conduct COVID-19 test on media persons in the national capital, after 53 journalists tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mumbai.
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Coronavirus Helpline Launched on WhatsApp by Delhi Government to Provide Information Around COVID-19
Delhi citizens have got their own helpline on WhatsApp to receive the latest information around COVID-19. The new move has been taken by the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Government of NCT of Delhi.
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Spain's President Tests Positive For Covid, To Skip G20 Summit In Delhi
Spain's President Pedro Sanchez has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and will not be able to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi.
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Delhi Reports 980 Fresh Covid Cases, Positivity Rate Nearly 26 Percent
Delhi logged 980 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 25.98 per cent, meaning one in every four people tested returned a positive result, according to data shared by the city government's Health department.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Tests Positive For COVID-19, Delhi Visit Cancelled
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today said he has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and that his trip to Delhi stands cancelled.
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Delhi School Student, Teacher Test Positive, Classmates Sent Home
A student and a teacher at a school in Delhi have tested positive for Covid, following which all classmates of the affected student have been sent home.
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Every 4th Covid Test Now Positive In Delhi, 19,000 New Cases
Delhi today reported 19,166 cases, slightly lower than yesterday's number (22,751) in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate in the national capital stood at 25 per cent. The city also reported 17 deaths.
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125 New Covid Cases In Delhi Today, Highest In 6 Months
63,313 Covid tests (56,511 RT-PCR and 6,802 Antigen) have been done in 24 hours, taking the total number of tests in the national capital to 3,21,64,981.
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Delhi Caps Cost Of Covid RT-PCR Test At Rs 500, Down From Rs 800
Delhi government slashed the price of RT-PCR tests - the gold standard for detecting COVID-19 - from Rs 800 to Rs 500 in the city today, according to an order issued by the health department.
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Manmohan Singh, Covid Free, Out Of Delhi's AIIMS
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19, was discharged this morning from Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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For Delhi COVID-19 Patients At Home, Oxygen A Call Away: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the government will be providing Pulse Oxymeters -- a special machine to measure oxygen levels in blood -- at home, so patients can request hospitalization even before they have breathing difficulties.
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Centre Targets 6 Lakh Rapid COVID-19 Tests In Delhi; To Add 500 Ventilators
The Centre plans to conduct six lakh rapid antigen COVID-19 tests in Delhi at 169 new facilities, where 50,000 kits have already been supplied, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday.
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High Court Asks Delhi Government To Reply On Pleas Challenging COVID Testing
The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Delhi government and the ICMR to reply to two pleas challenging the Health department's decision to exclude "asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic patients" from COVID 19 testing.
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Delhi's Hindu Rao Hospital Closed After Nurse Tests Positive For Coronavirus
A nurse at a civic hospital in north Delhi tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, following which the facility has been closed down, officials said.
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COVID-19 Test Developed by IIT Delhi Approved, Said to Reduce Cost of Testing
COVID-19 test that will significantly reduce the cost of testing, making it affordable for a large population in the country, developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has got the approval from the ICMR, officials said on Thursday.
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Delhi To Conduct COVID-19 Test On Journalists After 53 Test Positive In Mumbai
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government will conduct COVID-19 test on media persons in the national capital, after 53 journalists tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mumbai.
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Coronavirus Helpline Launched on WhatsApp by Delhi Government to Provide Information Around COVID-19
Delhi citizens have got their own helpline on WhatsApp to receive the latest information around COVID-19. The new move has been taken by the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Government of NCT of Delhi.
