Updated: November 13, 2020 5:23:54 pm
Arvind Kejriwal blamed the contamination for the increase in coronavirus cases in Delhi. (Archive)
A day after Delhi reported 7,053 new cases and 104 deaths, the highest ever, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that the situation in the national capital should be under control in seven to 10 days and that his government is taking several measures in this regard below. week. The total number of Covid-19 infections has exceeded 4.67 lakh in Delhi and the death toll has risen to 7,332. By Wednesday, the city had recorded its highest peak in a single day of 8,593 cases.
At a press conference, the prime minister said that “cases have been on the rise in recent days. It also worries me. We have been taking all necessary measures to control it. We are considering taking more action next week. I think the situation should be under control in 7-10 days and the cases should start to decline. “
The Chief Minister also blamed pollution for the increase in coronavirus cases in the city. “Pollution is the main reason behind the increase in COVID-19 cases in Delhi. We had the situation under control until October 20, ”Kejriwal added.
पराली को खाद में बदलने वाली बायो-डिकम्पोज़र तकनीक दिल्ली में कामयाब रही। अब वक्त आ गया है कि सभी सरकारें इसे लागू कर किसानों की मदद करें।
Press conference | LIVE https://t.co/mxHyuP7NxP– Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 13, 2020
Stating that the anti-stubble solution prepared by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, decomposed 70 to 95 percent of crop residues in 24 villages in Delhi, Kejriwal said his government will present the report along with a petition to the Air Quality Management Commission. in the National Capital Region (RNC) and surrounding areas, and urge it to issue instructions to all state governments to implement it.
On Thursday, the state government told the Delhi High Court that it will ask the lieutenant governor for a meeting of the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) to discuss the situation in the city, including the unlocking rules.
The Delhi government has argued since May that a lockdown was not the solution and that people would have to learn to live with the virus and governments would have to strengthen the health system.
However, according to Delhi government officials, re-closing was much easier said than done. “Some states were reluctant to unblock it, but it did not slow the spread of the disease as they expected. One of the main reasons Delhi is seeing such high cases is that it is conducting more testing in the country. Even today, we did more than 60,000 tests. Anyone can come and get tested in Delhi; there are no restrictions, unlike other states, ”said a senior Delhi government official.
According to the unblocking guidelines approved by the Center, states cannot enforce the blockade without consulting it. Another official said there are still several options open. “We have not ruled out anything, but a decision can only be made after meeting the stakeholders. It is a situation that requires re-evaluation, but experts have said that the third wave is expected to begin to subside soon, ”the official said.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed the Delhi government to enforce its order requiring 33 major private hospitals to reserve 80% of ICU beds for coronavirus patients. It overturned a stay order on the matter approved by a single bank last month, in a petition filed by a group of healthcare providers, noting that the basic reality had “radically changed” since then.
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