Arvind Kejriwal on Covid-19: Arvind Kejriwal said that contamination led to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi:
Amid a real increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in the city, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pointed to contamination as a reason for the increase and hoped to control its spread in the next 7 to 10 days. .
“Even I am concerned about the increase in the number of cases … We are taking all necessary measures … I hope that in seven to ten days the number of cases will decrease and the situation will be brought under control,” Kejriwal said. he said in a public message.
The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi rose by a record on Thursday to 104, as the city also reported the highest number of infections (7,053) in India, according to a Reuters report. Amid the city’s third wave of infections, many hospitals have run out of intensive care beds and even normal COVID-19 beds are rapidly filling up.
“The main reason for the increase in cases is contamination. Delhi had contained an increase in cases, but after the contamination increased, the number of cases also skyrocketed,” said Delhi’s chief minister.
The central government, according to Reuters, has asked Delhi to prepare resources to handle cases of up to 15,000 a day during winter, when pollution peaks in the city and respiratory problems increase. In addition to vehicular and industrial pollution, two key factors add to the city’s problems this season each year: the burning of agricultural stubble in Punjab and Haryana and the fireworks from festivals.
“Over the past 10-12 years, due to stubble burning, pollution is increasing across North India … Media shows the situation in Delhi, but farmers face the biggest problem,” Kejriwal said, referring to a possible solution to the problem. invented by researchers.
Scientists at the PUSA Institute of Technology in Delhi, he said, have found a new chemical compound that, when poured onto stubble, helps it turn into manure within 3-4 weeks, eliminating the need to burn it.
“Now all that needs to be seen is whether the government formally introduces this chemical, or we will see this pollution disaster year after year … This year should be the last year of pollution due to burning stubble,” Kejriwal said.
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