Coronavirus live updates: Delhi records 3,000 new cases, tally nearly 60,000

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Saturday opposed Lt Governor Anil Baijal's order for a five-day institutional quarantine for Covid-19 patients, asking why there is one rule for Delhi and another for rest of the country. Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh termed the order "dictatorial". "I want to ask, what dictatorial order is this? One rule for Delhi and another for rest of the country. Is the BJP government taking revenge on the people?".

“The new patients, all returnees from other states, were placed under institutional quarantine. They are asymptomatic and have been admitted to Covid-19 care centres,” State Surveillance Officer, Dr L Jampa, said in a health bulletin issued on Saturday. Thirteen of the new patients are from the state capital while 10 are from worst-hit Changlang district, eight from West Kameng and one from Lohit district, he said.

It had said on May 21 that these limits would be in place for a period of three months. "Depending on how the situation turns out, the fare band may have to adjusted beyond that (August 24) also. But right now, it is only for three months," the secretary said at a press conference.

This comes after a police officer, who tested positive, entered the court premises.

"Out of 1000 beds, 300 are ICU beds with oxygen supply and other facilities. It will be operational by the end of June," BMC said.

AAP leader Atishi on Saturday hit out at Delhi Lieutenant General (LG) Anil Baijal for making 5-day institutional quarantine compulsory for COVID-19 patients in the national capital. Citing her own example, the AAP leader said that she is recovering from the infection while living in her house and the implementation of this decision would lead to people refraining from getting themselves tested for coronavirus. This is unnecessarily increasing the stress on healthcare workers and facilities. "Centre's decision of stopping home isolation and making 5-day institutional quarantine compulsory for COVID-19 patients in Delhi is wrong. I am a corona patient and recovering at home with my family. I have full confidence that due to this 5-day institutional quarantine, many people will now refrain from getting tested as they would believe they would be sent to railway coaches," the AAP MLA said.