New Delhi: Urging the folks to not panic regardless of the growing variety of Covid-19 circumstances in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday mentioned all new circumstances are gentle and asymptomatic.
“Covid-19 cases are increasing rapidly in Delhi, but there is no need to panic. Currently, the active cases in the city are 6,360. 3,100 new cases expected to be reported today,” Kejriwal mentioned.
“Only 246 hospital beds were occupied yesterday. All cases are mild and asymptomatic,” he added.
Throwing mild on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities’s preparedness to battle the surge in Covid circumstances, Kejriwal mentioned: “As of now, only 82 oxygen beds in hospitals are occupied. Delhi government is prepared will 37,000 beds.”
“I just want to tell you that all new cases are with mild symptoms, asymptomatic, so there is no need to panic,” he added, ANI reported.
The Chief Minister’s assertion got here a day after Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain mentioned it is going to be reviewed whether or not additional Covid-related restrictions have to be imposed within the nationwide capital.
“We have put the restrictions in place. In other states, only night curfew has been imposed. But in Delhi, we have shut down schools, multiplexes, etc.,” Jain mentioned, PTI reported.
“In April and May when the second (Covid) wave had hit Delhi, a large chunk of people were getting admitted. But currently the hospitalisations are less. Further restrictions will be reviewed,” he added.
Stating the nationwide capital is absolutely ready to inoculate youngsters within the 15-18 age group in opposition to Covid-19, Jain mentioned: “Delhi has appropriate and enough infrastructure and vaccination centres to vaccinate three lakh people a day. The Delhi government is fully prepared to vaccinate children between 15-18 years of age.”
“We have a full stock of booster (precaution) doses available for the vaccination of the people of Delhi,” he added.
Asserting “prevention is better than cure and people need to keep themselves safe at all times”, the Health Minister mentioned: “It should be our responsibility to wear masks at all times whenever we are heading outside our homes, this will help us to stop the further spread of coronavirus.”
Earlier on Saturday, Delhi recorded 2,716 recent Covid circumstances and one demise.
The positivity price, as per an information shared by the well being division, mounted to three.64 p.c.
