In spite of imposing a vast lockdown March, Coronavirus cases in Delhi have spiked like never before once the lockdown lifted. Health experts say India’s peak could still be weeks away, if not months.
To discuss the situation Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Union Minister Amit Shah in the capital “He assured of all cooperation,” Mr Kejriwal tweeted.
A day after Delhi CM tested negative for COVID-19 , the meeting took place at Mr Shah’s residence.
The meeting also follows a clash between Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party government and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal who represents the centre.
Baijal on Monday struck down an order by the Delhi government to reserve hospital beds for residents and allow tests for only people with coronavirus symptoms.
Mr Kejriwal had said the city would soon run out of beds if COVID-19 patients kept coming from across India to its hospitals, drawing criticism that he was being unethical.
Mr Baijal, who has frequently clashed with Mr Kejriwal and his leaders, said denying treatment simply because someone was not a resident of the capital would be legally impermissible.
Arvind Kejriwal, Amit Shah Meet, Discuss Coronavirus Situation In Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Minister Amit Shah met today. (File)
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Union Minister Amit Shah and discussed the coronavirus situation in Delhi which has seen a spurt in new cases in recent days. “He assured of all cooperation,” Mr Kejriwal tweeted.
The meeting, at Mr Shah’s residence, came a day after Mr Kejriwal tested negative for coronavirus after he went into self-isolation at his home following a bout of fever and throat pain.
Sources close to the Chief Minister said he is doing better now and does not have fever.
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The meeting also follows a clash between Mr Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party government and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal who represents the centre.
Mr Baijal on Monday struck down an order by the Delhi government to reserve hospital beds for residents and allow tests for only people with coronavirus symptoms.
Mr Kejriwal had said the city would soon run out of beds if COVID-19 patients kept coming from across India to its hospitals, drawing criticism that he was being unethical.
Mr Baijal, who has frequently clashed with Mr Kejriwal and his leaders, said denying treatment simply because someone was not a resident of the capital would be legally impermissible.
Delhi has registered more than 1,000 new cases daily for the past few days as the government allowed a number of relaxations following two months of a nationwide lockdown.
The city has reported nearly 33,000 coronavirus cases, including 984 deaths, and has warned that the disease could overwhelming its healthcare system soon.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said infections will climb to 5.5 lakh by the end of July and it does not have the hospital capacity to handle such an outbreak
