Minister of Health and Family Welfare Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that the Delhi Government has issued orders to add Delhi Jal Board and electricity department workers in the list of frontline warriors who will receive the covid vaccine in the first phase of the rollout.

Jain said that positivity rate was for the first time since May, has come below two per cent and this is a sign of relief. "Third wave is not over yet but it is definitely on the wane. According to WHO parameters, Delhi is in safe zone. On the ongoing farmer agitation, he said that BJP must address the issue at Singhu Border itself instead of holding panchayats. The farmer laws should be withdrawn," he said.

He said that that were 1617 new cases in Delhi on Tuesday and positivity rate was below two percent.

"WHO states that positivity rate should be below eight percent, and optimum should be five per cent. If a city has five per cent positivity rate then it means the tests being carried out are enough. Delhi is at two per cent. Since the past 5 days, positivity rate has been less than three per centand since the past 15 days, it has been less than five percent," he said.

Commenting on the availability of beds, he said, "Almost 50 percent ICU beds are available, but in private hospitals, occupancy lies somewhere between 80-90 percent.

On BJP organising panchayat meeting to explain farmer laws,  Jain said, “They should do it at Singhu border. They are not addressing the focal point, but are going around in circles. If they want to talk, they should meet the farmers at Singhu Border. And according to me, there should be no room for discussion. The farmer laws should be withdrawn”.