We Are Several Steps Ahead, More Than Prepared To Tackle COVID-19: Arvind Kejriwal

According to Arvind Kejriwal, COVID-19 positive cases in the state increased to 8,500 in the past 15 days, but only 500 people were admitted in hospitals and most were recovering at home.

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Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday assured Delhi residents that the government was "several steps ahead" of the deadly infection in terms of preparedness and was more than prepared to deal with the situation. Kejriwal also informed that so far, 398 people have died due to the infection. "I want to assure Delhi residents that your government is several steps ahead of the coronavirus," the chief minister said at an online press conference. "We are making of plenty arrangements that are much more than the requirements. We are more than prepared to tackle it," he said. According to Kejriwal, COVID-19 positive cases in the state increased to 8,500 in the past 15 days, but only 500 people were admitted in hospitals and most were recovering at home. "We have procured a large number of beds to treat Corona(virus) patients. Though the number of cases are rising, we have sufficient arrangements to treat them," he added. He informed that last week the city had 4,500 beds for covid treatment. "In the past week, we made arrangements for 2,100 more beds. We now have about 6,500 beds. By June 5, we will have 9,500 beds. We are taking over hospitals and hotels," he added. Kejriwal added that the government was also developing an app to give people information about the availability of beds in hospitals. Referring to allegedly fake videos being circulated on social media, the chief minister said: "We have to leave politics behind. The country going through a bad time."