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Third wave has hit Delhi, 10K new cases expected today: Jain Delhi is likely to report around 10,000 Covid infections today (January 5), with the daily positivity rate rising to nearly 10 per cent and the third wave of Covid-19 has set in, according to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Speaking on genome sequencing of Covid-19 samples, Jain said it is not possible to conduct genome sequencing of all samples now. “Only 300-400 samples are being sequenced,” he said. Meanwhile, around 90,000 tests were conducted on Tuesday, said the Health Minister of Delhi. Jain said that the Delhi government has…

Delhi govt instructs private hospitals to reserve 40% beds for Covid patients As Covid cases in Delhi soars, the Delhi Government has directed private hospitals and nursing homes with 50 beds or more to reserve at least 40 per cent of their total beds for Covid patients. “The keepers of all private hospitals/nursing homes having total bed capacity of 50 beds or more are directed to reserve at least 40 per cent of their total bed capacity (i.e. 40 per cent of ward bed capacity and 40 per cent of ICU bed capacity) for Covid patients,” the order read. The…

Jamia bars entry of unvaccinated staffers to campus, V-C Najma warns of action In order to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and Omicron cases on the campus, Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar has approved that only those employees will be given entry in their respective Departments/offices who had taken “at least one dose” of any of the available Covid-19 vaccine. The decision was taken pursuant to the guidelines issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Govt Of NCT of Delhi, said the university in a statement. Those employees who had not taken any dose of…

Three deaths, 5,481 new cases in Delhi; positivity rate rises to 8.37% There appears to be no end to increase in Covid cases as on Tuesday, Delhi recorded 5,481 Covid cases with positivity rate at 8.37 per cent. Three deaths have been reported, according to city government health bulletin released on Tuesday. Some 65,487 Covid tests were conducted in the city in the last 24 hours. The development has come on a day when Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted this morning that he has tested positive for Covid and has isolated himself at home. “I have tested positive for…

Found smartphone on Batla House road, want to give it to owner, call me: Youth A Batla House youth said he accidently found an abandoned mobilephone on the road in the locality and wants to handover it to the owner. It was a day ago while going to my shop, I saw a phone on the road and it appears that it slipped from the owner’s pocket, Sadique said, adding that if somebody has lost the phone then s/he can call me on this number 8939022198 or Laziz Pizza Batla House. Also, he shared the photo of the black smartphone,…

Weekend curfew imposed in Delhi, non-essential movement curbed to curb surge DDMA has decided to impose a curfew in Delhi on Saturdays and Sundays to curb Covid surge. All govt officials except for those engaged in essential services will work from home. 50 per cent workforce of private offices will work from home: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia,” tweeted ANI. To check the Covid-19 spread in Delhi, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has decided to impose a weekend curfew in the city, reported the HT, adding that no non-essential movement will be allowed during the weekend curfew. Delhi metro…

Delhi reports 4,099 fresh cases, 1 death on Monday; positivity at 6.46% The positivity rate in Delhi is increasing for the last few days. On Monday it was at 6.46 per cent with the city registering 4,099 fresh Covid-19 cases and one person died due to the infection. 1,509 patients have recovered. As the cases in Delhi increased, Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said over 81 per cent of the total samples sequenced over the last two days were found to have the Omicron variant. Of the 187 samples sequenced in the two days, 152 were classified as Omicron,…

Proud moment for Jamia!!! Jamia alumna grabs headlines for her historic feat of being first Indian woman to do so A Jamia Millia Islamia alumna is in the news after she was made the head of the government-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, ONGC. Announcing about it on Monday, ONGC tweeted said: “Director (HR) Dr @AlkaMit26713758 has been entrusted with additional charge of ONGC CMD, making her the first woman to head the Energy major.” Alka Mittal is the first woman ever to head the government-owned ONGC. She’s currently the HR Director of the ONGC. A statement from the…

Prof who founded Dept of Computer Engineering, 7 staffers say goodbye to Jamia A farewell event was held for eight employees, who served Jamia Millia Islamia, all these years in different capacities, and retired from their services in December, 2021. Ashhad Alam, Mahfooz Ahmad, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Hasan, Mohd Mursaleen, Professor MN Doja, Shaikhul Inam and Shamsher Ali Ansari retired, said a university statement issued on Monday. Of them Professor Doja was the founder head of the Department of Computer Engineering for six years from its inception and established the innovative and upcoming labs in the department. He started BTech…

Proud moment for Okhla!!! Yoza scoops Gold in Seoul Cup Ten-year-old Yoza Saleem again made India proud by winning a Gold medal in Poomsae event in 2021 Seoul International Open Children Taekwondo Championship held at Seoul, South Korea in November 2021. The event was organised by World Children Sport Committee, Seoul, South Korea online. Over 60 countries participated in the championship. Yoza with his swift moves was able to scoop Gold medal for his country. Also, he bagged Bronze in Speed Kicking event in the same championship. Yoza is Black-belt (Poom)-3 certified by World Taekwondo Headquarters, Kukkiwon, South Korea. He…