Delhi govt to test journalists for coronavirus

April 21, 2020 11:55

And this is what Delhi is doing for journalists: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will conduct COVID-19 test on mediapersons in the national capital, after 53 scribes tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mumbai. Responding to a tweet in which a person requested the CM to arrange mass COVID-19 test for mediapersons in Delhi on the lines of the one carried out in Mumbai, Kejriwal said, "Sure. We will do that."

However, the chief minister did not elaborate. During a special camp organised at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai on April 16 and 17 for COVID-19 testing of scribes, the BMC had collected swab samples of 171 mediapersons, including electronic and print media journalists, photographers and cameramen. Out of the 171 mediapersons, 53 tested positive for the coronavirus.

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