The Delhi Government has instructed all the hospitals to submit death summaries under the Disaster Management Act.
On mandatory testing of Government officers, Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain said mandatory testing of Government officers has some issues. “The Centre has made a protocol for these tests. In these protocols, there are set guidelines in place.” “The only way to do more testing is via rapid testing kits — which the Centre has not sanctioned as of yet. On the other hand, the RT-PCR test has a complicated procedure and not many are willing to get this test done. No one even comes forward to get an RT-PCR test done.”
Health official said that the doubling rate of cases in Delhi is 11-12 days. “We would be in a more comfortable position if the doubling rate is 20 or more than 20 days,” Jain added.
He further said that plan for lockdown 4.0 is being formulated, keeping social distancing and other protocols in mind. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had sought suggestions from the public, we got around 5 lakh suggestions and are all being processed and policy is being made. In a day or two, you will know what will be opened. Social distancing will be strictly followed.
“We have to live with Covid-19. There are five most important points we all should remember, maintaining social distancing, wearing a mask, washing hands, being extra cautious for senior citizens and for people with comorbidity,” he added.