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It appears Centre wants people to
die, says HC on new protocol on
Remdesivir use
Amid its deadliest wave of Covid-19 cases, the
capital witnessed two grim milestones on Tuesday
— the highest number of fatalities in a day at 381
and the overall toll crossing the 15,000 mark. In the
past 24 hours, 381 people succumbed to Covid-19,
surpassing the figure of 380 recorded on Monday.
Earlier, on Thursday and Saturday, Delhi had
reported maximum 357 deaths in a day. Stay with
TOI for all updates
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 28, 2021, 16:20:03 IST

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16:20 (IST) Apr 28

The Delhi high court Wednesday said it

appeared that the Centre wanted
people to die as according to the new
protocol on use of Remdesivir for
COVID-19 treatment, the drug was to be
given only to those on oxygen support.
"This is wrong. This is a complete non-
application of mind. Now people who
do not have oxygen will not get
Remdesivir either. It appears you want
people to die," Justice Prathiba M Singh
said to the central government.

15:42 (IST) Apr 28

Delhi Police steps in to help in

cremation of Covid-19 victim
As the disastrous second Covid-19 wave
continues to make lives difficult for many
across the country, the Delhi Police have
stepped in on numerous occasions to help
struggling citizens in the national capital. One
such incident happened on Tuesday night
wherein Delhi Police reached out to a family in
Arjun Nagar area. A message was received on
social media about a brother and sister seeking
help after their father passed away at home
due to Covid-19. Both siblings were also
showing symptoms and were waiting
helplessly for some help and attention, as per a
statement from the police. Delhi police
personnel found that the family was seeking
urgent help in cremating the father's body due
to the present Covid-19 situation. "Immediately
food was arranged for the family and
counseling was done. Lodhi road crematorium
was contacted and the cremation of their
father is being facilitated today," a statement
said.

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15:35 (IST) Apr 28

DU to set up COVID-19 isolation centre

in Dwarka
The Delhi University will soon be starting a
Covid-19 isolation centre with a capacity of 180
beds in Dwarka, the varsity said on Wednesday.
At least 10 staffers of the university have lost
their lives due to the virus in the last week
while many others are infected."#Covid
Isolation Centre @UnivofDelhi...The University
of Delhi with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, in
association with ISKON Temple, Dwarka
supported by Delhi Govt, is starting a COVID
Isolation Centre at Hostel Block of Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya College, Sector 3, Dwarka, Delhi,"
the varsity said in a tweet. The COVID Isolation
Centre will have a capacity of 180 beds of which
some will have oxygen support system, it said,
adding the centre is expected to start by the
weekend.

15:26 (IST) Apr 28

Delhi High Court begins hearing the

petitions relating to various issues
arising due to rise of Covid-19 cases in
the national capital. (ANI)

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13:33 (IST) Apr 28

Plea seeks release of prisoners on

interim bail from Delhi's Jails amid
pandemic, court issues notice
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued
notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
seeking direction for the immediate release of
all the under-trial and convicted prisoners on
interim bail/parole in light of the COVID-19
pandemic. The notice was issued for the
release of prisoners with maximum
imprisonment upto 7 years and fine (i.e. non -
heinous crime) to Tihar Jail, Mandoli Jail and
Rohini Jail of Delhi. The petition also sought
direction for the interim release of prisoners
having critical medical conditions. The Bench
of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh
sought a response from the Centre, Delhi
Government and Jail Authorities and slated the
matter for May 4 for further hearing.

11:53 (IST) Apr 28

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi

receives 7.5 tonnes of liquid oxygen
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) in the national
capital received a total of 7.5 tonnes of liquid
medical oxygen in the early hours of
Wednesday, the hospital has informed. A
tanker with 2.5 tonnes of oxygen reached the
hospital at 12.30 am while additional five
tonnes of oxygen was sent by INOX at 2.30 am
on Wednesday. The hospital was struggling
with the refill process of the empty oxygen
cylinders lying with them by the regular
vendors for the fifth consecutive day and a
group of businessmen from INOX helped it
filling 64 oxygen cylinders and sent all of them
to the hospital. Chairman of Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital Dr DS Rana thanked businessmen
Gaurav and his team for help in refilling the
oxygen cylinders and helping patients.

10:02 (IST) Apr 28

District task forces inspect availability of

Covid drugs
Special Task Forces (STF) created in the 11
revenue districts of the capital, following orders
of Delhi Disaster Management Authority
(DDMA), have carried out inspections in
different areas to ensure availability of life
saving drugs for Covid-19 patients. The STFs
created under district magistrates and
respective deputy commissioners of police also
comprise expert representatives from police.
Drug inspectors (under STF) have been tasked
with carrying out inspection of suspicious
shops, firms and individuals and book them
under relevant provisions of law.

10:01 (IST) Apr 28

Corpns rush to set up centres at

neighbourhood polyclinics for vax
With just three days to go before Covid
vaccination is opened to all people above 18
years, Delhi’s civic bodies have started
preparation to increase the number of
vaccination centres, deputing staff and making
other arrangements. East Delhi Municipal
Corporation aims to set up 30 new vaccination
centres and the north corporation 22 more by
May1. The east and north corporations currently
have 20 and 55 centres, respectively.

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09:23 (IST) Apr 28

Our lives matter, defer exams at DU:

Students
An unprecedented rise in Covid cases has hit
several families hard. Many students and
teachers have been affected too. In the wake of
the prevailing pandemic situation, final-year
students of Delhi University (DU) are
demanding that the online open book
examination should be deferred. The online
exam for finalyear undergraduate and master’s
students is scheduled to be held between May
and June. Different student organisations have
written to the university in this regard and an
online petition, which states that this is not the
right time to make students sit through an
exam, has also been started.

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07:34 (IST) Apr 28

Sisodia withdraws Ashok order after HC

denies making request
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Tuesday night
issued directions for immediate withdrawal of
the order to set aside 100 rooms at the 5-star
Ashok Hotel for exclusive Covid care for judges,
judicial officers and their family members, after
the Delhi high court took suo motu cognisance
of media reports and issued notice to the
government. “This is very misleading. The high
court hasn’t made any such request. There is
absolutely no communication in this regard.
We are taking note in this regard,” the HC said.

07:33 (IST) Apr 28

Set your house in order, we can’t let

people die, HC tells Delhi govt
The Delhi high court on Tuesday pulled up the
Delhi government for not being able to
address the issue of hoarding and black
marketing of Covid-19 resources in the capital.
The court said the government was failing to
monitor oxygen distribution among hospitals
and not doing anything when large amounts
of essential medicines were being hoarded.
“Set your house in order. Enough is enough. If
you can’t, we will ask the central government
officers to take over. We can’t let people die like
this,” said the court.

07:32 (IST) Apr 28

O2: Delhi to import ready-to-use plants

With the capital facing an acute shortage of
oxygen for Covid-19 patients in the past few
days, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday
said Delhi government had decided to import
21ready-to-use oxygen plants from France and
18 oxygen tankers from Thailand. Within the
next one month, the chief minister said, the
city will get 44 oxygen plants, out of which
eight will be installed by the Centre and the
rest by Delhi government.

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07:31 (IST) Apr 28

Delhi can’t breathe easy as O2 supply

still falling short
On Tuesday morning, Gupta Hospital in Vivek
Vihar sent an SOS that it had oxygen only for
two more hours. Batra Hospital and Indian
Spinal Injuries Institute too complained of
inconsistent gas supply. Clearly, oxygen
supplies for city hospitals are yet to be
streamlined despite the crisis having created a
national hubbub. Gandhi Hospital in Uttam
Nagar was desperate around 4.30pm with just
an hour of oxygen left. It has over 60 Covid-
positive patients, of whom 36 are in ICU. “Our
supplier himself got affected and is admitted in
the hospital. We have been sending our vans
with cylinders for refilling, but the queue is
long,” said Alisha Gandhi, who is in charge of
gas requirements. “Our requirement is around
150 cylinders per day, but we have been having
a difficult time in the last five days. The hospital
is admitting patients, but only those who don’t
require oxygen.”

07:29 (IST) Apr 28

Delhi govt to give Rs 5k aid to Covid-

positive construction workers
Delhi government will provide Rs 5,000-10,000
medical aid to construction workers and their
families if they test Covid-positive. To claim the
aid, a member of the family will have to
produce RT-PCR report, which will then be
verified through Indian Council of Medical
Research portal, said the statement issued by
the government on Tuesday. The decision has
been taken to mitigate the financial crisis
caused by the pandemic, the statement
claimed, adding that 83,000 food packets had
been distributed among construction workers
till now. “To help migrant, construction and
daily-wage workers, Delhi government has set
up 150 food distribution centres at various
schools and construction sites across all
districts,” the statement said.

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07:26 (IST) Apr 28

Toll goes past 15k with 381 fresh deaths

Amid its deadliest wave of Covid-19 cases, the
capital witnessed two grim milestones on
Tuesday — the highest number of fatalities in a
day at 381 and the overall toll crossing the
15,000 mark. In the past 24 hours, 381 people
succumbed to Covid-19, surpassing the figure
of 380 recorded on Monday. Earlier, on
Thursday and Saturday, Delhi had reported
maximum 357 deaths in a day. On Tuesday, the
overall toll reached 15,009, since the first death
recordedin Delhi on March 13, 2020. This
month, the capital has recorded 3,982 deaths,
with an average daily count of 147.5. In March,
the average was around 4.

23:21 (IST) Apr 27

The cumulative case count stands at

10,72,065, of which over 9.58 lakh have
recovered. The death toll due to the
viral disease stands at 15,009, the
bulletin said.

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23:21 (IST) Apr 27

This is the sixth day on the trot that

Delhi has recorded over 300 deaths due
to coronavirus.

23:08 (IST) Apr 27

ITBP has admitted 149 patients at

Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre at
Chattarpur, till evening today. All most
all patients are in need of uninterrupted
oxygen. Delhi government has been
requested to increase oxygen supply so
that admissions are increased: ITBP.
(ANI)

23:06 (IST) Apr 27

Delhi logs a record 381 Covid deaths;

over 24,000 fresh cases with 32.72 per
cent positivity rate: Health Department.
(PTI)

22:52 (IST) Apr 27

Delhi government issues directions to

withdraw the order to convert 100
rooms of Ashoka Hotel for setting up of
a Covid Health facility for justices and
other judicial officers of the Delhi high
court and their families. (PTI)

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