European Union Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday.
Astuto and Kejriwal discussed Delhi's fight against Covid -19 and efforts to reduce air pollution.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Kejriwal shared the city Government’s approach to deal with Covid -19. From sero-survey to vaccination campaigns across the national capital, the AAP leader also talked about how city Government is dealing with the air pollution problem.
Ugo Astuto appreciated the Kejriwal Government’s efforts in keeping Covid in control across Delhi
“We have done several Sero Surveys in Delhi. These Sero Surveys help us identify what percent of our population has developed antibodies against Covid-19. In the latest survey we got some fantastic results. We have found out that 96% of the people of Delhi have developed antibodies to fight the existing strains of Covid-19. So at a layman level, unless there’s a new strain of the Coronavirus heading towards us, Delhi appears to be safe. This also means that of this 96% there would have been quite a few people who would’ve caught the virus but were not consciously aware of it because of its mild or asymptomatic nature,” Kejriwal said.
The Chief Minister further went on to share how the Delhi Government is making great efforts in vaccinating its residents and said, “We have been actively working upon our vaccination programme as well. The seriousness that we’ve shown to raise awareness and vaccinate our population has contributed significantly in keeping COVID-19 at bay. Till now about 50% of our eligible population has been fully vaccinated whereas about 90% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.”
Ambassador Astuto also shared how Europe was dealing with Covid -19 and said that it largely depends on the rate of vaccination and ideally it should be easier to handle when most of the population has taken the jab.