New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (April 18) apprised in regards to the deteriorating COVID-19 state of affairs of the hospitals in the nationwide capital. The Delhi CM knowledgeable that there’s a scarcity of hospital beds with much less than 100 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds remaining.
While addressing a digital press convention, Kejriwal stated he has appealed to the Centre for assist. “We are asking for help from the Center, and we thank the government for the assistance received so far.”
Further, he stated that he spoke to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday morning and knowledgeable him in regards to the dearth of beds in Delhi hospitals.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Kejriwal acknowledged that out of 10,000 beds in Centre-run hospitals, solely 1800 beds have been reserved for COVID-19 sufferers. “I have requested the Centre to reserve at least 7000 beds for coronavirus infected patients as the situation is very critical,” he added.
In the subsequent two-three days, we’ll put together extra than six thousand oxygen beds, Kejriwal assured. Besides colleges, beds for COVID-19 sufferers have been put in in Commonwealth Games Village and Yamuna Sports Complex, the CM stated.
Amid an alarming surge in COVID-19 circumstances in the nationwide capital, the positivity price in Delhi has gone up to 30%, Kejriwal stated in a televised tackle.
