Chief Minister Arvid Kejriwal said on Wednesday that there has been an increase in new cases of COVID-19 in the national capital in the last few days and it can be called the 'third wave' of the epidemic. Kejriwal said that there is no need to panic and the government is constantly monitoring the situation. "There has been an increase in cases of COVID-19 in Delhi," he told reporters. I think we can call it the 'third wave' of the epidemic. ''
The Chief Minister said, "We are constantly monitoring the situation and there is no need to panic." We will take all the necessary steps. ”
He said that the priority of the government is to provide the best treatment to the patients of COVID-19 in Delhi and keep the death rate to a minimum. The Chief Minister said that there is no shortage of beds for COVID-19 patients in the city. "Although there is a shortage of ICU beds in some large, private hospitals, we are trying to improve it," he said.
Kejriwal said, "The Delhi government had increased their number (of ICU beds in private hospitals), but the Delhi High Court stayed our decision." We are challenging the order in the Supreme Court. ''
According to a bulletin of the Delhi Health Department, more than 6,700 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Delhi on Tuesday in a single day, taking the total number of infected people to more than 4 lakhs. At the same time, the number of deaths due to infection in the national capital increased to 6652 with 48 more deaths.