With 111 coronavirus deaths reported in Delhi, the AAP government led by Arvind Kejriwal orders district health teams to visit patients in home isolation to ensure they follow all Covid-19 regulations.
The Delhi government has also increased the RT-PCR testing capacity to more than 37,000 tests per day.
The national capital registered 5,879 new cases of coronavirus in a 24-hour span on Saturday, bringing the total case count to 5,23,117. Delhi’s positivity rate is now 12.90%.
The death toll reached 8,270, with 111 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Delhi government.
Let’s take a look at 5 steps taken by the Delhi government to check for Covid-19:
1) At least 411 ICU beds have been added in Delhi government and central government run hospitals in the past five days. A few days ago, the AAP government had announced the reservation of 80% of ICU beds in private hospitals in the city for patients with coronavirus.
2) The AAP government has directed district officials to visit patients who are in home isolation and ensure that they follow all isolation rules related to Covid-19.
The health department, in an order, stated that due attention should be paid to contact tracing. You must ensure that the traced contacts are tested immediately and kept under effective isolation until the test result is obtained.
3) The Delhi police imposed on November 21 a fine of ₹2,000 to more than 1,300 people by 4 pm in the city, a day after raising the penalty for various offenses.
4) To increase coronavirus testing facilities in the capital, the Indian Medical Research Council has increased RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests per day to 37,200 RT-PCR tests per day, the Ministry said. inland.
5) The AAP government has also issued a notification, saying that spitting and using tobacco in public places, violating coronavirus quarantine rules, not wearing masks, and failing to maintain social distancing would carry a fine of ₹2,000.
With contributions from the agency
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