Modi Govt flies in doctors, increases COVID tests in Delhi |
In what has been seen as the third wave of Coronavirus cases in Delhi after an alarming rise in the daily new cases, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a high-level meeting to decide upon the strategy to check the spread of fresh COVID cases. After the meeting on Sunday Home Minister Amit Shah said that India will fly doctors from other regions, double the quantity of tests carried out and ensure people wear masks in efforts to contain the Coronavirus spread in the capital New Delhi. Amit Shah also directed that the hospital capacity and availability of other medical infrastructure should be ramped up considerably. While India`s daily increase in cases has been under the 50,000 mark for eight straight days, around half its record peak, the state of Delhi has recorded over 7,000 cases a day over the last five days - a record level. Tweeting about the situation in the National capital India`s Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that Delhi has witnessed a huge surge in daily active cases which is likely to worsen over the next few weeks. India will also employ retired doctors, conduct door-to-door surveys, and employ increased tracking to fight the spread of the virus in Delhi.
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