Amid Delhi witnessing a surge in novel coronavirus cases over the past week, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today that the government has decided to ban firecrackers as the Diwali festival approaches. . He also added that to address virus cases, the government will increase medical infrastructure, among other measures.
The government led by Kejriwal today reviewed the situation of Covid-19 in the national capital with officials. During the meeting, he said that cases have increased due to the festival season and pollution.
Regarding the improvement of medical infrastructure, the prime minister added that oxygen beds and ICUs in government hospitals are being increased. The CM added that the tests would be specific and all measures would be taken to ensure that mortality rates did not increase.
Delhi’s overall air quality index stood at 333 (very poor category) on Thursday morning, according to the Air Quality System and Weather Forecast and Research.
Furthermore, on the issue of hospital beds, Kejriwal reported that “the Delhi High Court has suspended our order to increase ICU beds in private hospitals. Yesterday he filed an appeal in the Supreme Court. We hope SC will lift the suspension taking into account the critical situation “.
“All measures must be taken to ensure that the mortality rate does not increase,” emphasized the leader of the AAP and CM of Delhi.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Thursday voiced its displeasure at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital and noted that the city could soon become the ‘crown capital of the country’.
A bench of judges Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad said the Delhi government has gone completely “crazy” with the pandemic.
The bank said that the AAP government took the health of citizens and will treat it separately.
“The city could soon become Corona capital of the country. Thanks to the number of cases that skyrocket,” the bank said, adding “We are going to take it very seriously.”
The comments were made by the court while listening to a lot of petitions related to non-payment of wages to doctors, paramedics, safai karamcharis, retired teachers and engineers and others, employees of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation.
On Wednesday, Delhi saw another record jump in a single day in COVID-19 cases with more than 6,800 confirmed infections, as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the city was witnessing the “third wave” of the virus. amid rising pollution levels and the festive season.
This is the second day in a row that the number of daily cases in the national capital has crossed the 6000 mark. The city has witnessed a further increase in coronavirus cases in recent days.
The Delhi government has also started conducting specific COVID-19 tests in markets and other busy areas to strengthen its surveillance mechanism.
On Wednesday, 51 new deaths brought the death toll to 6,703.
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