Door-to-door health survey, guidelines on last rites in Centre’s plan to help Delhi battle Covid-19

Union home minister Amit Shah held an important meeting on the Covid-19 situation in Delhi on Sunday with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, among other senior officials.

A comprehensive door-to-door health survey will be conducted to facilitate contact mapping in Delhi’s Covid-19 containment zones, Union Minister Amit Shah said in a tweet on Sunday. The report of these surveys will be available within a week. The home minister said that a new set of guidelines will be issued for last rites.

Delhi has been witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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“The new guidelines for the last rites will reduce the waiting period,” Shah tweeted.

“The Modi government is determined to prevent the Corona infection in the country’s capital, Delhi,” Shah said.

Shah also said the Centre has decided to send 500 railway coaches to the Delhi government to tackle the shortage of beds to treat Covid-19 patients. “These coaches will not only provide 8,000 extra beds but will also be equipped with everything to fight the Covid-19 infection,” Shah tweeted.

He also said the Central government has promises Delhi government to meet the necessary resources like oxygen cylinders, ventilators, pulse oximeters and all other requirements to fight the Covid-19 epidemic.

Delhi has been witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases. On Sunday, the national capital’s coronavirus tally jumped to 38,958. So far, 14,945 patients have recovered from the virus while over 1,200 people succumbed to death. Delhi stands third on the national Covid-19 tally after states like Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.