Day after being admitted to hospital for COVID-19 treatment, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been diagnosed with dengue as his condition worsened. A report by news agency PTI said that Sisodia, who was first admitted to government-run LNJP Hospital, has now been shifted to the private Max Hospital on Thursday. He’s been shifted to the ICU at Max Hospital as his blood platelet count dropped to around one lakh.
He’s believed to be the first VIP patient to have been diagnosed with the double infection of COVID-19 and dengue at the same time.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader had tested positive for coronavirus on 14 September. However, the 48-year-old politician had complained of fever and low oxygen levels on Wednesday.
LIVE UPDATES on this and other big stories of the day will appear below:
18:14 PM: #Researchers found that high levels of #airpollution are forcing people to consume more electricity, subsequently causing even greater environmental problems by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. (IANS)
17:31 PM: The #BharatiyaKisanUnion on Friday opposed the #AgricultureBills, saying it was an attempt to break the ‘mandi system and abolish Minimum Support Price. Farmers have come out on the streets on the call for a ‘#BharatBandh’ by several farmers’ organizations, including the BKU. (IANS)
16:45 PM: In a shocking case of honour killing, a youth from #Hyderabad was kidnapped and murdered by the family members of his wife for marrying her against their wish. The body of Hemant Kumar, 28, was found in Sangareddy district near Hyderabad early Friday. (IANS)
16:32 PM: Gujarat court rejects Cong leader Hardik Patel’s plea seeking temporary suspension of bail condition that restricts him from leaving state. The court imposed the condition while granting him bail in Jan following his arrest for skipping trial court hearing in 2015 sedition case. (PTI)
16:06 PM: Vodafone wins arbitration against Indian government over retro tax demand of Rs 20,000 cr. Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague rules that conduct of I-T Dept is in breach of ‘fair and equitable’ treatment. (CNBC-TV18)
15:21 PM: The #DelhiPolice EOW has arrested Pradeep Kumar (57) and Anjani Kumar Verma (48) in case of misappropriation of fixed deposit receipts of Religare Finvest Limited (RFL) to the tune of around Rs 729 crore, a senior police officer said on Friday. (IANS)
13:24 PM: Bihar assembly polls: Counting of votes to take place on 10 November
13:21 PM: Bihar polls to be held in three phases; 1st phase to cover 71 assembly constituencies, 2nd phase for 94 seats and 3rd will have 78: EC. (PTI)
13:14 PM: Bihar to vote in 3 phases on 28th October, 3rd and 7th November; results on 10th November, announces Election Commission. (ANI)
13:03 PM: EC on Bihar polls: 7 lakh hand sanitisers, 46 lakh masks, 6 lakh PPE kits, 6.7 lakh face shields, 23 lakh pairs of hand gloves arranged. (PTI)
12:21 PM: Farmers’ organisations have announced a ‘#BharatBandh’ on Friday against the #FarmBills, which have been passed by #Parliament. They have also decided to converge at the memorial of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Delhi on October 2 to register their protest. (IANS)
11:16 AM: A high alert has been sounded in western #UttarPradesh for Friday when #farmers’ groups and opposition political parties have organised ‘#BharatBandh’, against three farm bills passed by #Parliament. (IANS)
10:24 AM: The Delhi Police have tightened the security at the border areas in the wake of the #BharatBandh called by over two dozen farmer organisations on Friday. Barricades have been put in areas bordering #UttarPradesh and #Haryana, and the vehicles entering Delhi are being checked. (IANS)
09:57 AM: Single day spike of 86,052 new COVID-19 cases, 1,141 fatalities pushes India’s virus caseload to 58,18,570, death toll to 92,290: Govt. (PTI)
09:04 AM: Election Commission to announce Bihar assembly poll schedule today. (PTI)
