Ensuring “robust” health infra amid rising novel coronavirus cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that his Government is four steps ahead of corona.

Emphasising that country cannot be in permanent lockdown, Kejriwal said Delhi is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, we accept it. But there is nothing to worry about, I assure you that we are fully prepared. We cannot be in a permanent lockdown. Sharing status of covid care hospitals, he, said that we have arranged 2,100 more beds in last one week. Today we have 6,600 beds of which 2,100 are occupied. We will have 9,500 beds for Covid-19 patients by June 5.”

While in some cases, patients are least aware about covid care hospitals and availability of beds equipped with oxygen, the state administration is testing an app in which hospitals and beds related information can be read by the users.

The Delhi Government will launch this app on Monday, Kejriwal announced.

Surprisingly, as per the state health department, In 15 days, cases went up by 8,500 but only 500 people were admitted to hospitals however many patients recovered in home isolation.

“Only 2,100 patients out of over 17,000 Corona positive cases in hospitals,” Kejriwal said.

Notably,Delhi has 17,386 Coronavirus cases and 398 people have succumbed to the disease. “There has been a surge in Corona cases in Delhi in the last few days, this is a matter of worry but there is no need to panic. Being the Chief Minister of the people of Delhi, I want to assure you that we are 4 steps ahead of Corona, and we are making arrangements way more than what is required for Delhi to fight against Corona.”

He said that it will be worrisome for him if people have to search for beds, adequate health infrastructure, and facilities, oxygen, etc. If these facilities remain inadequate, it will lead to an increase in the death rate.

Explaining Delhi government’s health - infra work, Kejriwal said,Delhi government hospitals earlier had 2500 beds, which will now be increased to a total of 4600 beds by June 5. In the central government hospitals, we had 2329 beds earlier which have now reduced to 2229 beds.

“Owing to the huge demand for beds in private hospitals, the beds have been increased from 677 beds in private hospitals to a total of 2677 beds, which will further increase to 3677 beds by June 5.” “A lot of people want to be treated in private hospitals, but just like our government schools, even Delhi government hospitals will provide you with the best of the facilities," he added.

While corona cases has been doubled in last 15 days as on May 14, Delhi had 8500 cases.  According to health officials, there has been a two-fold surge in the cases with 17000 cases in Delhi.

There were 1600 patients in the hospitals in Delhi, and, there are 2100 patients in the hospitals till Saturday.