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Delhi s crematoriums say they are cremating more than 600 bodies daily – double the official figure
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Delhi’s crematoriums have been cremating more than 600 bodies daily for the last week, the mayor of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) told CNN Wednesday.
The official death toll for Delhi has been just over 300 per day.
“Yes the reported deaths are about 300, but we are definitely having to cremate more than 600 daily, they are deliberately under-reporting deaths,” Jai Prakash, mayor of NDMC, said.
On Monday, Delhi cremated 631 bodies and had 22 burials, according to data from Delhi’s three municipal corporations.
Nepal orders 20,000 oxygen cylinders as Covid-19 cases surge
From journalist Asha Thapa in Kathmandu
Nepal has recorded 4,897 new daily Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, as the country faces a pandemic surge.
Nepal’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday called on all doctors and health workers on leave to report back to work immediately to help deal with the increase in cases.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, told reporters on Wednesday that demand for oxygen had increased threefold in the last week.
He added that Nepal was sourcing 20,000 oxygen cylinders from abroad to deal with the country’s limited supply.
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Delhi govt to covert 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel as Covid facility for HC Justices, judicial officers, families ANI | Updated: Apr 27, 2021 06:13 IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Delhi government on Monday passed an order to convert 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel as a Covid Health facility for Justices and other judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their families.
In the order, the Delhi government said Primus Hospital in Chanakyapuri will run the Community Health Centre (CHC) facility at Ashoka Hotel. A request has been received from Delhi High Court for setting up of CHC facility for the Justices and other judicial officers of Delhi High Court and their families, the government said.
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The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi on Monday (April 26) passed an order to convert 100 rooms of infamous Ashoka Hotel into a COVID-19 Health facility.
This facility will be used by Justices and other judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their families.
New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi on Monday (April 26) passed an order to convert 100 rooms of infamous Ashoka Hotel into a COVID-19 Health facility for Justices and other judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their families.
The AAP government, in the official order on Monday, also added that the Primus Hospital in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri will run the Community Health Centre (CHC) facility at Ashoka Hotel.