Experts have said that the current third wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the national capital, the worst yet, could last another four to five days, according to Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain. , Monday. “It looks like Delhi’s Covid-19 cases are at their peak now and experts say it can last four to five days. Delhi’s overall death rate is 1.59%, ”said Jain.
He attributed the growing number of Covid-19 cases to the fact that many people still weren’t wearing face masks. “A lot of people don’t wear masks. Most of the cases are from the working class, ”he said, adding that 110 intensive care unit (ICU) beds were added to the total capacity of government hospitals.
On Sunday, the minister noted that the national capital had reached the peak of the third wave of Covid-19 and said that the increase in the number of cases could be due to aggressive testing and contact tracing.
The national capital on Sunday recorded its highest peak of 7,745 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours. Up to 438,529 people have been infected with the disease in Delhi and so far 6,989 people have lost their lives. Meanwhile, the national Covid-19 count rose to 8,553,657 on Monday morning, according to the website of the Union Ministry of Health. The death toll in the country from the viral disease is 126,611.
On the indefinite strike of Delhi municipal staff proposed to start on Monday, Jain said that since MCD employees are paid despite being on strike, the civic body should not be short of money. “It is beyond my understanding how the mayors of MCD (Delhi Municipal Corporation) pay the salaries of the employees, whenever there is a strike. This shows that they have the money. In my opinion, they are planning all this and doing it deliberately, ”Jain said. The strike will be organized in protest against the non-payment of quotas for all sectors and retirees.
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