487 Covid cases in Delhi, lowest in over 2.5 months; death count below 50 after Apr 11

Delhi recorded 487 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily count in over two-and-a-half months and 45 deaths on Friday, while the positivity rate slumped to 0.61 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. This is the first time the daily death count has gone below the 50-mark since April 11 when […]

Delhi faces acute shortage of vaccine; majority still await second dose

With a shortage and private hospitals charging high prices for the vaccines, the inoculation process in the Capital city is hanging by a thread In the Cowin app, we looked for two days for Covid-19 vaccine slots in Delhi. No vaccine slots were available at government hospitals nor private ones for 18–44 year-olds on the […]

Why start vaccination centres with pomp if 2nd jab of COVAXIN not available, HC asks Delhi govt

The Delhi High Court Wednesday said if the Delhi government could not ensure that people get both the doses of COVAXIN within the stipulated time, then it should not have started so many vaccination centres with “much pomp and splendour”. Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on whether […]

Booze at your doorstep

Now home delivery of alcohol is possible in Delhi. But there are some unresolved issues… On a cold evening in December 2019, some friends had gathered in the first-floor apartment of CR Park in south Delhi. There were some six people partying with a copious supply of booze, chicken rolls were lined on the table […]

Gliding with colors 

Nature Morte’s new exhibition “Grammar of Randoms” showcases Rm Palaniappan’s paintings on canvas and paper, his hand-colouring and collage elements For the sixth edition of IN TOUCH, gallery Nature Morte presents a new exhibition – “Grammar of Randoms”. IN TOUCH, the digital platform was created in partnership between 11 galleries in India and Dubai to present online exhibitions. […]

Appeal to Centre to cancel Class 12 board exams: Delhi CM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to cancel Class 12 board exams in view of the Covid situation and suggested students be evaluated on basis of past performance. “Students and parents are really worried about Class 12 board exams. They want that the exams should not be conducted without vaccination. […]

COVID-19: Antibody cocktail treatment begins at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Tuesday started administering monoclonal antibody cocktail (MAC) to coronavirus patients, the medical facility said in a statement. The hospital is administering a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab to consenting patients with mild and moderate COVID-19 symptoms at high risk of developing serious illness, it added. The MRP of one […]

Events of the week

Reimagining boundaries What: Experimenter gallery’s online viewing room has on display ‘In Search of New Names’. In this online video lab, 18 participants from Karachi, Delhi, Pune, Lahore, Khanewal, Mumbai, Vadodara, Assam, Quetta, Bangalore, Srinagar and London explored the possibilities of creating and thinking together across geographies and borders. The lab was imagined to assemble a […]