<span style="color: #222222;">Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced one crore rupees for the families of healthcare personnel if they lose their lives while dealing with COVID-19 cases. The personnel include all sanitation workers, doctors and &nbsp;nurses from private or government sector, be it temporary or permanent.&nbsp;<br />''<br />'' Interacting with doctors through video conferencing, Mr. Kejriwal termed their contribution as no less than a soldier and saluted their courage and dedication. He also assured them full government support. <br />''<br />''The Chief Minister said, every precaution will be taken to protect &nbsp;medical staff dealing with &nbsp;COVID-19 patients but despite that if anything untoward happens to them, city government will take care of their families.<br />''<br />''Later addressing the media, the Chief Minister said COVID-19 has &nbsp;not reached at the stage of community transmission in Delhi and &nbsp;the situation is under control.&nbsp; Mr. Kejriwal also said the government will track mobile phones of people under quarantine to check their movement and it has given &nbsp;14,345 phone numbers to Delhi Police. He said, 766 people with COVID-19 symptoms admitted at hospitals across the city. <br />''<br />''He added that there are 112 active COVID-19 cases in Delhi and Centre has been &nbsp;requested &nbsp;to provide testing kits and other medical equipment.</span>
News On AIR | April 1, 2020 5:56 PM
Rs 1 Cr to families of healthcare personnel if they die handling Corona cases: CM Arvind Kejriwal