The current lockdown in Delhi has been extended for another week, amid a small reduction in daily coronavirus estimates. Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, made the announcement at noon: “Coronavirus is still wreaking havoc in the district. According to public opinion, the level of lockdown should be increased. As a result, the lockdown has been extended for one week “…
According to the Chief Minister, there is a 36% to 37% positivity trend, which was not present previously.
The city had a positivity score of 36.24 percent on Thursday, the best since the pandemic began. Although the rate fell to 32.27 percent last evening, the number of casualties reached a new high of 357.
Although, the number of cases has fallen from 28,000-plus a day last week to 24,000 — a heavy caseload that has held the city’s hospitals at capacity, with a galloping crisis of beds, medications, and oxygen.
“While we have struggled to provide oxygen in some areas, we have succeeded in others… the situation should be under control in the coming days,” said the Chief Minister.
Currently, despite the fact that the Centre has raised Delhi’s oxygen quota from 480 to 490 metric tonnes, access issues persist. “The minimum is 700 metric tonnes, and we’re just getting 330 to 335 metric tonnes,” he said.
To stay ahead of the curve, the Delhi government has launched an oxygen distribution portal. Every two hours, he said, this will monitor the status of suppliers from manufacturers to hospitals.
Mr. Kejriwal clarified that hospitals would be required to provide useful details for the previous two hours, and suppliers will be required to provide information about how much was provided over that time span.
“With this, the government will know when there will be a shortfall and how to fix it,” he said. “This would inform the government of any shortfalls so that they can be addressed accordingly,” he said.
Apart from the central government, Mr. Kejriwal said that Delhi is seeking assistance from all sources.
