Satyendar Jain said the number of COVID-19 beds in Delhi government hospitals will increase.
New Delhi:
In a bid to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from getting worse due to increased air pollution, the Delhi government banned all types of firecrackers from November 7 to 30, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday. .
“The ban on crackers has been imposed due to air pollution. This time, there is pollution and COVID-19. When firecrackers go off on Diwali, people cannot breathe properly for about 3-4 hours in the wee hours of the night due to air pollution, “Satyendar Jain told reporters.
Responding to whether the “green cookie” will be included in the ban, Satyendar Jain said that there is a pandemic that is spreading around the world and that people should avoid refraining from popping cookies.
“There is a pandemic across the country. People have not seen anything like this in their entire lives. People should understand and refrain from popping cookies. Everyone should perform poojas and offer prayers in their homes. Chief Minister Arvind’s Laxmi pooja Kejriwal will be broadcast live. Everyone can join him at home, “said Satyendar Jain.
“Pollution and COVID-19 are dangerous in themselves. To protect themselves from both, people must make sure they do not leave their homes without a mask … In the third wave of COVID-19, positive cases are increasing. Currently 7,231 COVID beds are occupied in Delhi and 8,572 are still available, “he added.
Satyendar Jain said the number of COVID-19 beds in Delhi government hospitals will increase and said private hospitals will be asked to do the same.
Speaking about the approaching winters and the arrangement made by the Delhi government to provide shelter houses to those in need, Satyendar Jain said: “Shelter houses are being prepared and COVID-19 guidelines will be taken into account in doing so. We are increasing the size of the shelters in light of the pandemic and will only fill the tents to half capacity in light of COVID-19. ”
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