New Delhi: Delhi Police has launched a helpline number for senior residents who’re scuffling with their important wants within the lockdown imposed because of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
South District Police of the nationwide capital have launched a COVI Van Helpline (012- 26241077) to help senior residents with their every day wants like meals, drugs and so on, ANI reported.Â
“After receiving any call for COVI Van, deployed police official on COVI Van with beat officer will go to the house of senior citizens and help them in getting their needs, including any essential item, vaccination and medicines,” the Delhi Police stated in a press release on Sunday (May 9).Â
Beat officers and Residents Welfare Association (RWA) have knowledgeable the senior residents about this COVI Van in Greater Kailash -1 space.Â
Meanwhile, all COVID-19 protocols together with sanitisation, gloves, masks and social distancing shall be adopted after and throughout each supply, the information company reported.Â
In view of the every day rising COVID-19 circumstances, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday prolonged the lockdown in Delhi by seven extra days. The lockdown within the nationwide capital will now stay in place until 5 AM on May 17. Metro companies have additionally been suspended from May 10.Â
Delhi recorded 17,364 contemporary COVID circumstances and 332 deaths on Saturday, as per the well being bulletin. The cumulative caseload mounted to 13,10,231 together with 87,907 energetic circumstances and 19,071 coronavirus associated deaths.Â
(With ANI inputs)