Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that COVID-19
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. Kejriwal also said that pollution is the “biggest” reason behind the increase in coronavirus cases in the city.
“COVID-19 cases have increased over the past few days. I am also concerned. We have been taking all appropriate measures to control it. We are considering further action next week. I think the situation should be under control in 7-10 days and the cases should start to decline, “he said during a news conference. “Pollution is the main reason behind the increase in COVID-19 cases in Delhi. We had the situation under control until October 20, ”said the CM.
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
Citing a report, Kejriwal also said 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. The Delhi government will submit the report along with a petition to the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjacent areas, urging it to issue instructions to all state governments to implement it. .
Delhi recorded 7,053 frescoes COVID-19 cases in a day, taking the infection count in the national capital to more than 4.67 lakh on Thursday, while 104 more deaths in the same period, the highest in more than five months, brought the death toll to 7,332 authorities said. The national capital had recorded its highest peak in a single day of 8,593 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while 85 deaths related to the disease were recorded that day.
The Delhi High Court had expressed concern on Thursday about the increase in COVID-19 cases in the national capital and questioned that the AAP government “does everything it can to unlock” things. “The high court said the Delhi government cannot be allowed to gamble with the lives of citizens and that the state is responsible for the health of citizens, so others must contribute, including private hospitals.
A bench of judges Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad said that the Delhi government needs to be much more attentive to the current situation than the entire city can see for itself. The high court was hearing a plea from the Delhi government urging it to authorize it to enforce the reservation of 80 percent of ICU beds for COVID-19 patients in 33 private hospitals for at least 15 days due to the increase in the number of cases. Later he allowed the government of the AAP to reserve the beds of the ICU, saying that the situation in the national capital is quite dynamic and cases of coronavirus they are spiraling.
After Wednesday’s peak in cases, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said: “Right now, we are seeing a spike. It is difficult to make an exact prediction, but if you speak in terms of weeks, the average of the last This week has been the highest in three months. We saw an average of 13% positive cases, so definitely, in another week, the cases should start to decline. “
Attributing the high number of cases to an increase in testing, Jain said: “Compared to the number of tests during the last peak, when the average was 4,400 cases, we are testing three times more. So there is a difference when you compare it to the last peak. The number of tests has also increased. Yesterday, we ran between 60,000 and 64,000 tests. Therefore, the amount of testing has also peaked. “
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