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New Delhi, Sep 20 : Light rain or drizzle may occur in the national capital on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. According to the weather department, the minimum temperature was recorded at 24.6 degrees Celsius, normal for the season, while the relative humidity was recorded at 93 per cent.

New Delhi, Dec 21 : People of the national capital on Tuesday woke up to a another cold morning, a day after it recorded season's lowest minimum temperature.

New Delhi, Sep 1 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert for Delhi-NCR as heavy rains continued to lash the National Capital and its adjoining areas leading to waterlogging in several places. As per the Met department, rainfall in the National Capital is set to continue throughout the day.

New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday said 197 cases of black fungus have so far been recorded in Delhi, including some patients coming from outside of the national capital. Mr Jain highlighted that black fungus or mucormycosis can be treated through the standard protocol only, and not at home. Only on the advice of the doctor, he appealed, that the patients should take steroids and said that black fungus is happening due to an increase in blood sugar levels and decreased immunity by taking steroids.

New Delhi, May 16 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced the extension of COVID-19 lockdown in the National Capital for one more week. Mr Kejriwal told mediapersons that the Delhi government is extending the COVID-19 lockdown for one more week in the city adding that the instead of tomorrow, lockdown is being extended till May 24, 0500 hrs in the National Capital.

New Delhi, May 16 (UNI) Delhi recorded 6,456 cases of COVID-19 and 262 deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said here on Sunday. The positivity rate in the national capital is 10.40 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.55 per cent. With the fresh infections, the active cases have reached 62,783, but a total of 9,706 patients also recovered in the past day.

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The national capital has registered 17,364 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 332 deaths during the past 24 hours, the government said on Saturday. According to the daily health bulletin, the new additions took the City's caseload to 13,10,231 and the death toll to 19,071. The positivity rate in Delhi has now come down to 23.34 per cent from Friday's 24.92 per cent. As many as 74,384 people were tested in the past day while 20,160 people were cured and discharged taking the total recoveries to 12,03,253.

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that his government can vaccinate the entire National Capital within three months if 80-85 lakh doses of vaccines are provided per month. 'We want all of Delhi to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Vaccination is a defence mechanism that can save lives. Right now, the second wave is in operation and it is being said that the possibility of a Third Wave looms large. Thus, it is our aim that the entire Delhi be vaccinated within 3 months,' he said.

New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Delhi Government will organise free mass COVID-19 vaccination drive for all media houses in the National Capital. '@ArvindKejriwal Govt to organize Free Mass COVID vaccination drive for all Media houses. It will include Electronic Media/Digital Media/Print Media. Vaccination camps will be organized at their offices & Delhi Govt will bear all the cost,' the AAP said in a tweet on Friday. Earlier, on April 26, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced that the Delhi government has decided to administer the COVID-19 vaccine free of cost to all above 18 years of age in the city.

New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that the Delhi government will provide free ration to all the 72 lakh ration card holders of the National Capital for the next two months. He also announced that the Delhi government will provide financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to every auto and taxi driver of Delhi. The government had done the same last time, helping 1.56 lakh such drivers,