Abhinav Rajput

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation, which runs the 25-acre facility near NH-24, had closed the slaughterhouse in the last week of March. In an order, it said this was being done to “restrict close proximity of human involvement in compliance with guidelines to contain Covid-19”.

Most auto drivers that The Indian Express spoke to said they were thankful that they could ply again, but rued the guidelines that allow them to ferry only one passenger at a time. Business on Tuesday was slow for most.

In a video, Tiwari was seen playing cricket on a privately-owned cricket ground in Ganaur, meeting people in a gathering and singing songs. AAP called the act “insensitive” while Tiwari said the party was “unnecessarily politcising the issue”.

According to the South MCD, jogging on tracks is allowed from 7 am to 7 pm. “Visitors will ensure the Aarogya Setu app is installed on their phones... Wearing masks is mandatory,” state the guidelines issued by the South MCD.

When asked about figures provided by the two civic bodies, the Delhi government spokesperson said they had received the reports from both corporations, but added that neither had produced supporting documents and reports for bodies which they claimed had tested positive.

Most auto drivers that The Indian Express spoke to said they were thankful that they could ply again, but rued the guidelines that allow them to ferry only one passenger at a time. Business on Tuesday was slow for most.

“It is requested that copies of register having details of such cremations/burials of Covid-related deaths (positive and suspect), along with supporting documents like lab reports, doctor’s certificate etc, may be sent to this department...,” said the letter.

The guidelines were issued on Monday evening, under which all shops in markets and shopping complexes have been allowed to open. In case of shops selling non-essential items, the odd-even policy will be followed.

A North DMC spokesperson said of the 70 contacts, 69 were tested and 64 reports received out of which six tested positive and the rest negative.

A Delhi government spokesperson said, “We will examine the matter and ensure appropriate supplies reach the centre immediately. So far, the government has provided ration to around 25 lakh people not holding PDS cards through the e-coupon system in the first round.

Officials and doctors clarified that a body being cremated or buried in adherence to the Covid SOP, laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), may not necessarily mean the person had coronavirus or died of the disease.

The Delhi leadership has been told that while the message must reach all sections of society, special focus has to be on the migrants and the poor, a BJP leader said.

An MCD officer said that while nurses and junior resident doctors have been paid till February, senior doctors were last paid for the month of January.

The South, North and East civic bodies have prepared a roadmap of activities — fogging and awareness drives — to be carried out in the coming days.

Those from other states — most of the Tabhighi Jamaat members are not from Delhi — will be let go once their home states make arrangements for them to return.

On Monday evening, the Delhi government decided to levy a special Corona fee — 70% of the maximum retail price — on alcohol across all outlets.

Earlier, the hospital, the biggest under the corporation, had to be shut for a day and sanitised after a nurse tested positive.

The rate of infection — number of patients testing positive out of all the people tested on a particular day — stood at 4.1%, down from 9.1% on Tuesday.

Living in tents and small huts, the residents do not have power or LPG connections. Before the lockdown, they would row out to Okhla to get groceries, vegetables and drinking water and cook on mud chulahs using wood.