The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) responded on Friday to the central government’s accusation that there was an increase in cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Delhi, saying that the accusation was “very unfortunate.” The Union Interior Ministry had blamed the Delhi government for the increase in Covid-19 cases, adding that despite “ repeated exhortations ”, it did not take any steps to improve testing capacity, specifically for RT-PCR tests that have been maintained. static in about 20,000 tests.
In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the ministry added: “While there were regular announcements regarding the achievements of the Delhi government, including dengue prevention and control, no announcements were seen regarding appropriate Covid behavior. People, in general, were also not informed about this through regular disclosure measures. “
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The AAP said in a statement that it is extremely regrettable that the Center has chosen to play dirty politics at this critical hour. “The affidavit appears to have been drawn up by a BJP spokesperson and not by the Union government, which is intended to work collaboratively with states at the time of a pandemic. The affidavit is also objectively incorrect, ”he said.
The party led by Arvind Kejriwal reiterated Union Interior Minister Amit Shah’s promise to provide 750 beds in the intensive care unit (ICU) within 72 hours during a meeting held on November 15, noting that until to date only 200 beds were provided. “The central government has deprived Delhi of all funds provided to other state governments during this epidemic, on the flimsy premise that Delhi is a TU. Therefore, we hope that the central government will do something concrete for the people of Delhi instead of playing the blame game, “added AAP.
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Delhi over the past few weeks has once again emerged as a Covid-19 hotspot in the country. A total of 551,262 cases have been recorded so far, of which 8,811 people have succumbed to the disease and more than 500,000 have recovered. So far, more than six million tests have been carried out in the national capital and Health Minister Satyendar Jain added that authorities are testing three times more than the rest of the country.
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