Arvind Kejriwal

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

COVID-19 death toll started rising in Delhi in June first week due to shortage of beds: Kejriwal

11:31 pm June 27, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal acknowledged on Saturday that because of a shortage of beds in hospitals for COVID-19 patients in the first week of June, the death toll due to the disease started rising in the national capital, but asserted that there is no such deficiency as of now. Ramping up the number of […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

With over 70,000 cases, Delhi surpasses Mumbai

10:59 pm June 24, 2020

New Delhi: With 3,788 fresh cases, Delhi’s coronavirus tally rose to over 70,000 on Wednesday, surpassing Mumbai to become the worst hit city in the country, even as authorities prepared to conduct a house-to-house screening by July 6 as part of a revised containment strategy in the national capital. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also requested the Centre to withdraw […]

More ICUs may be needed in coming days: Kejriwal

11:36 pm June 17, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that more Intensive Care Units (ICUs) may be needed in the coming days as the national capital continued to witness a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the city. “We may need more ICUs in the coming days. Discussed wid doctors of our Del govt hospitals […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Increase beds, ventilators for COVID-19 patients: HC to Centre, Delhi govt

9:56 pm June 13, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led government to increase the number of beds and ventilators for COVID-19 patients in the hospitals. “Considering the gravity of the situation, we hereby direct the respondents (Centre and Delhi government) to increase the number of the beds for COVID-19 patients and also […]

Delhi CM Kejriwal goes into self-quarantine; To be tested for COVID on Tuesday

3:37 pm June 8, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-quarantine and will get himself tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, officials said on Monday. They said the chief minister was feeling unwell since Sunday afternoon.