Getting a free COVID-19 test continues to be a challenge in Delhi
The Hindu
Testing is free at government centres.
Getting a free test for COVID-19 continues to be a challenge in Delhi, as government centres are testing only a limited number of people. At the Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College in Defence Colony, which has a COVID-19 testing centre, the entry gate was closed at 1 p.m. on Monday and testing was not being done. “We take only 50 people a day. You’ll have to come around 5-6 a.m. tomorrow and stand in the line. If your number doesn't come, then you’ll have to come another day,” an official at the government-run testing centre said.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.