Addressing the media in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pointed out that while COVID-19 cases in the national capital are rising, people should not panic as the government is prepared to face any situation.
Kejriwal held a review meeting on Friday to address the rising COVID-19 cases in the national capital. There is no need for worry at the moment, he assured Delhi residents.
"The Delhi government is keeping an eye on the COVID-19 situation and it is prepared to face any eventuality," he said.
The meeting followed an emergency meeting called by Delhi Heath Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday upon the instructions of Kejriwal. In the meeting, Bharadwaj pointed out that while positivity rate in Delhi is higher than 10 percent, number of tests being taken are low.
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Delhi recorded 295 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 12.48 percent, according to data shared by the Health department.
Kejriwal, in his address, mentioned that the XBB1.6 variant is prominent in Delhi, accounting for around 48 percent of the cases, and the rest are sub-variants of XBB1.6.
He stated that the severity of this variant is low, but it is spreading faster. He added that the Delhi government is conducting genome sequencing of all positive samples to identify new variants in a timely manner.
Only three deaths have been reported over the past 4-5 days, Kejriwal said, adding that they were probably due to comorbidities and COVID-19 incidentals.
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