Kejriwal to hold meeting with Delhi MPs at noon

April 08, 2020 09:50

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to hold a meeting via video-conferencing, with all the MPs (both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha) of Delhi, today at noon over Coronavirus.

Yesterday, Kejriwal announced a five-point action plan to contain the spread of coronavirus in the national capital and said one lakh random rapid COVID-19 tests will be conducted in the city's hotspot areas.

Addressing a press conference via video link, he said the Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, G B Pant Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital have been declared as COVID-19 dedicated hospitals.

Currently, 2,950 beds in city hospitals are reserved for COVID-19 patients. The Delhi government will takeover 12,000 hotel rooms in the wake of spike in number of coronavirus cases, Kejriwal said. "We will give the police phone numbers of Tablighi Jamaat event attendees to trace and ascertain whether they moved in nearby areas," he said. Elaborating on the five-point action plan, the chief minister said, "It includes five Ts --testing, tracing, treatment, team-work and tracking -- and monitoring.

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