NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that fewer corona positive cases had reported in Delhi in the past week as compared to the previous one, which was a good sign.
He also said that the plasma technology to treat the Covid-19 cases was showing good results and urged people who were getting cured of the disease to donate their plasma.
Addressing a digital press conference, Kejriwal said 622 new Covid-19 cases emerged in the capital in the eighth week of the lockdown compared to 850 in the seventh week. Similarly, nine corona positive people died in the past week in Delhi compared to 21 in the previous week.
"We have seen in other countries that once the corona cases start increasing, their number jumps multifold. We were worried the week before when 850 cases had reported. But you people strictly followed the lockdown guidelines despite facing so many inconveniences. I am sure we will continue to overcome the pandemic if we continue to do that," Kejriwal said.
The chief minister said that to the plasma technology adopted by the government to treat Covid positive cases was showing good results and he was personally monitoring each case where the doctors had used it on corona patients.
"Yesterday the condition of a patient on ventilator was sinking when the doctors transfused plasma of a patient into his body. Though he is still in ICU bug his condition has improved," Kejriwal said, urging all cured patients to donate plasma to help treat serious patients.
Kejriwal also said that Delhi government had decided to follow the Centre's recent guidelines and allow neighbourhood shops to open from Sunday while all market, shopping malls and complexes will continue to remain closed till May 3.
He also said that the plasma technology to treat the Covid-19 cases was showing good results and urged people who were getting cured of the disease to donate their plasma.
The last week was slightly better than the week before, for the people of Delhi. There were lesser number of cases,… https://t.co/5OQvMHBVN0
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) 1587883341000Addressing a digital press conference, Kejriwal said 622 new Covid-19 cases emerged in the capital in the eighth week of the lockdown compared to 850 in the seventh week. Similarly, nine corona positive people died in the past week in Delhi compared to 21 in the previous week.
This week was slightly better for Delhi than the previous week #COVID19 https://t.co/aznFwU2qtn
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) 1587882680000"We have seen in other countries that once the corona cases start increasing, their number jumps multifold. We were worried the week before when 850 cases had reported. But you people strictly followed the lockdown guidelines despite facing so many inconveniences. I am sure we will continue to overcome the pandemic if we continue to do that," Kejriwal said.
The chief minister said that to the plasma technology adopted by the government to treat Covid positive cases was showing good results and he was personally monitoring each case where the doctors had used it on corona patients.
"Yesterday the condition of a patient on ventilator was sinking when the doctors transfused plasma of a patient into his body. Though he is still in ICU bug his condition has improved," Kejriwal said, urging all cured patients to donate plasma to help treat serious patients.
Kejriwal also said that Delhi government had decided to follow the Centre's recent guidelines and allow neighbourhood shops to open from Sunday while all market, shopping malls and complexes will continue to remain closed till May 3.
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