Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday attended a meeting chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah over rise in cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Delhi. Speaking to media after the meet, Kejriwal announced the number of daily Covid-19 tests would be increased to over 1 lakh.
The Centre would provide 750 intensive care unit (ICU) beds at the Defence Research and Development (DRDO) Covid-19 hospital, Kejriwal further said.
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“Since October 20, there has been a rise in cases here. There’s sufficient number of Covid beds but ICU beds are exhausting. Centre has assured 750 ICU beds will be made available at the DRDO centre. The number of Covid tests to be conducted daily to be increased to over 1 lakh,” Kejriwal announced.
“Centre will also help the Delhi government in getting BiPAP machines to increase the number of ICU beds at Delhi government facilities,” he added.
The high-profile meeting was held to discuss measures to control the spread of the disease in the national capital, people aware of the developments said. This also marks the second time Shah is directly intervening after spike in Delhi’s Covid-19 cases. He had chaired a series of meetings in June and July when the city witnessed a major spike in its Covid-19 cases.
{{/usCountry}}The high-profile meeting was held to discuss measures to control the spread of the disease in the national capital, people aware of the developments said. This also marks the second time Shah is directly intervening after spike in Delhi’s Covid-19 cases. He had chaired a series of meetings in June and July when the city witnessed a major spike in its Covid-19 cases.
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On Saturday, Delhi logged 7,340 new cases of the disease and 96 related deaths, taking its Covid-19 tally to 482,170 including 7,519 deaths, the Delhi government’s Covid-19 bulletin showed. The number of recovered and active cases, meanwhile, stand at 430,195 and 44,456 respectively, as per the bulletin.
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Delhi had reported its highest-ever single-day Covid-19 count on Wednesday, with 8,539 infections and 85 fatalities beung reported. Then, on Thursday, the city reported 104 deaths due to the virus, the highest number of deaths here in a single-day, as well as 7,053 new infections.
The Delhi government had already announced a host of measures to control the situation, including a ban the sale of firecrackers in the national capital till November 30, though on Diwali, the ban was largely defied. Also, for Chhath Puja, which falls on November 21-22, officials have been directed to ensure the puja is not performed in public places.
Schools in Delhi have already been directed to remain closed till further orders.
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