New Delhi, November 4
Calling the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in Delhi as the “third wave” of the pandemic, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured people on Wednesday that there was no need to panic as the AAP government he was closely monitoring the situation.
Kejriwal said that while there were adequate beds for patients in the city, there was a shortage of ICU beds with ventilators in some private hospitals that would be addressed in the next day or two.
Be careful: Minister of Health
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the virus poses a potential winter threat and people should follow appropriate Covid behavior.
The Capital has witnessed a new increase in Covid cases. On Tuesday, Delhi registered more than 6,000 new cases for the first time.
Meanwhile, with Covid-19 recoveries improving beyond 92 percent of total cases nationwide, active cases remained below six lakh during the sixth day and 16 states reported lower cases per million than the national average of 6,025.
HP with 3,077 cases per million and Punjab with 4,472 are among the 16 states showing improvements in detecting new infections. – TNS / PTI
