HM holds meeting on COVID19 situation in Delhi

Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a meeting with Delhi LG and CM to discuss corona crisis. Centre also decided to provide 500 railway coaches to Delhi for Covid-19 patients.

Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Centre has decided to immediately provide 500 railway coaches to Delhi in view of shortage of beds for corona infected patients in Delhi. He said, these railway coaches will increase the bed capacities to eight thousand which are fully equipped with all facilities to fight the corona infection.

The Home Minister said, a Committee has been formed under the Chairmanship of Niti Aayog member, Dr. Vinod Paul which will suggest measures to provide 60 per cent beds in private hospitals at a low rate and fixation of rates for corona treatment and testing. The Committee will submit its report by tomorrow.

Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a meeting with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to review the Covid-19 situation in the national capital. He said, the Modi government is determined to prevent the corona infection in Delhi.

He assured Delhi government to provide all the necessary resources like oxygen cylinders, ventilators, pulse oximeters to fight this pandemic. All the concerned departments and experts have been instructed to ensure that all the decisions taken today must be implemented at the ground level.