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The state currently has 9,150 cases of which 3,391 are active cases, 5,618 discharges and 137 deaths.

The government report shows that access to essential services was a major problem as average weekly claim volumes under Ayushman Bharat scheme were 51 percent lower in 10 weeks of lockdown compared to the 12 weeks prior to lockdown.

BOCI said these private operators need government support in the form of waiver of taxes and interest on loans as many of them are facing closure.

Medical director, director, medical superintendents of all Delhi government hospitals and director, DGHS, are authorised to carry out emergency procurement for management of COVID-19 in Delhi.

Only candidates with NCC and NSS certificates will be considered for admissions under the ECA category while admissions under the sports category will be granted based on merit certificates.

Anil Baijal clarified that only those positive cases that do not require hospitalisation on clinical assessment and do not have adequate facilities for home isolation would be required to undergo institutional isolation.

More than 20 government teachers had been deputed to keep a check on trucks and trolleys, carrying sand, during night hours, according to the teachers' association.

The home minister said all parties are proud of country's armed forces, their valour and have full faith in them to defend India's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Army is part of a multi-agency effort to cap the Oil India Limited's well in Assam's Tinsukia district from where gas is spewing for about three weeks now and fire is raging there for over a fortnight.

Of the 2,115 cases, Chennai accounted for 1,322 and the state's total count of cases stood at 54,449 while the capital city's share in the aggregate number was 38,327.

Every third bed installed in the hospital will have oxygen supply for coronavirus patients, the chief minister said.

A joint statement issued by NGOs in Mcleodganj said "The Tibetan community stands with India at this hour. We condemn China's attack on Indian soldiers at the border in Ladakh."

Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in clashes with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley on Monday night.

Delhi's peak power demand has increased by around 50 per cent since easing of lockdown restrictions on May 18.

During the review meeting, it was informed that a detailed plan has been drawn up with the help of Indian and foreign experts to control the flow of gas from Oil India Limited's Baghjan-5 well and to cap it.

We find it unfortunate that Pakistan maintains its reticent attitude even when its own people face a threat of food security, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.