Coronavirus: Arvind Kejriwal Says “No Lockdown Plans” In Delhi Amid Speculation

New Delhi:

There are “no plans” for one more lockdown in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted right now, rejecting hypothesis spurred by a spike in coronavirus instances within the capital. Mr Kejriwal put out the clarification shortly after an all-party assembly known as by Home Minister Amit Shah to debate the virus technique for Delhi and its neighbouring areas.

“Many people are speculating whether another lockdown in Delhi in being planned. There are no such plans,” Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.

Delhi has greater than 41,000 COVID-19 instances and is the third worst hit within the nation. There have been over 1,300 deaths within the metropolis.

Shops, market complexes and workplaces reopened in Delhi on June eight and public motion was allowed with restrictions as a part of the nationwide plan for phased exit from the lockdown since late March to sluggish the unfold of the virus.

However, following a spike in virus instances in Delhi, together with complaints a couple of extreme scarcity of hospital beds, there have been calls on social media final week to “relock Delhi”. There was additionally hypothesis in a piece of the media that Delhi would return into strict lockdown quickly. The state of affairs in Delhi was “horrendous, horrific and pathetic,” the Supreme Court mentioned final week, pulling up the capital, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Bengal over the dealing with of the outbreak.

In this morning’s all-party assembly, Amit Shah and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi assured that there will probably be coronavirus testing for all in Delhi.

Yesterday, the Chief Minister held what he known as an “extremely productive meeting” with the Union Home Minister on the Delhi virus disaster. After the assembly, Amit Shah tweeted that testing can be tripled and railway coaches can be put aside to cowl the shortfall of hospital beds.

Mr Shah mentioned the Centre may also provide vital sources together with random check kits, oxygen cylinders, ventilators, and pulse oximeters to struggle this epidemic.

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