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Photos: Delhi to implement revamped action plan against Covid-19
Union Home Minster Amit Shah’s latest review of the Covid-19 situation in Delhi on June 21 led to the Centre and the Delhi government agreeing to revamp their action plan to control the spread of the coronavirus in the national capital. The revamped strategy which is to be implemented this week, lays emphasis on the need for more effective containment and tracing efforts, widening the scope of detecting infections and intensifying social distancing and surveillance at the ground level to tackle the outbreak.
Updated on: Jun 23, 2020 3:32 PM IST
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A municipal worker in PPE disinfects a home in the Arjun Nagar containment zone in New Delhi on June 22. The Centre and the Delhi government agreed on June 21 to revamp the national capital’s action plan to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) laying special emphasis on effective containment zones and contact tracing. (Amal KS / HT Photo)
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Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high level meeting with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to review COVID-19 situation in Delhi, at the Ministry of Home Affairs on June 21. The meeting was the latest in a series of evaluations and overhauls of Delhi’s Covid-19 strategy. (HT Photo)
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Medical professionals interact with visitors at the Covid-19 ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) on June 21. Five key recommendations form the new strategy: an improved containment tactic, wider tracing of a patient’s contacts, rapid antibody testing to gauge the prevalence of the disease, close involvement of the police to enforce social distancing, and inclusion of epidemiologists at the district level. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)
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A view of the Burari Hospital which is being turned into a quarantine facility for Covid-19 patients in New Delhi on June 19. the capital spent last week rapidly scaling up its testing capacity with the use of faster Covid-19 antigen tests. Delhi has also working on its capacity to accommodate Covid-19 patients. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)
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Beds placed in the hall at a Weddingz.in Banquet facility which has been requisitioned for use as a Covid-19 care centre in Kirti Nagar, New Delhi on June 22. A government official told HT that the June 21 review noted that 57% of Delhi’s Covid-19 cases are coming from either clusters or containment zones. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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People wait to give samples for Covid-19 Ag rapid antigen testing at a government school in Bapa Nagar, New Delhi, on June 22. Another point of the fresh plan highlights greater use of rapid antibody tests. The rapid tests show the presence of antibodies in an individual’s bloodstream, showing whether the person may have been infected by the Sars-CoV-2 virus at some point. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
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A health worker in PPE takes a swab sample from a person for COVID-19 antigen testing in Lado Sarai on June 22. A serological survey of Delhi is to be conducted between June 27 and July 10, and 20,000 samples will be collected to analyse the scale of the spread of Covid-19. (Amal KS / HT Photo)
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