<div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">Delhi government has formed a five-point action plan to contain spread of COVID 19 in national capital. Briefing media this afternoon, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal named 5 Ts – Testing, Tracing, Treatment, Teamwork, and Tracking for effectively tackling the pandemic. Highlighting the importance of testing, Mr Kejriwal said one lakh random tests for COVID-19 will be conducted in hotspot areas. He said testing will help identify the affected people and Delhi is going to do large scale testing like South Korea.</span></div><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Delhi government has ordered kits for the testing of 50,000 people. Orders for the rapid test of one lakh people have been placed. The deliveries of kits will begin by Friday and random tests will be done at hotspots. Mr Kejriwal said detailed tests will also be done.<br />''<br />''He said the national capital was facing shortage of PPE kits, but has received some assistance from Centre in this regard and the problem is solved for now.<br />''<br />''The Chief Minister said arrangements will be made for 8,000 beds to treat serious COVID-19 patients. He said they have arrangements for 30,000 cases.<br />''<br />''There are 2,950 beds currrently reserved for COVID-19 patients. Delhi government will takeover 12,000 hotel rooms in wake of spike in number of coronavirus cases.</span><br />
News On AIR | April 7, 2020 2:39 PM
Delhi govt forms five-point action plan to contain spread of coronavirus