Dont want peoples livelihood to be affected Covid curbs to be eased as soon as possible Kejriwal
New Delhi Jan 25 PTI The Delhi government does not want livelihood of people to be affected and Covid restrictions will be eased as soon as possible Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserted on Tuesday saying the citys positivity rate has reduced to 10 per cent in 10 daysRestrictions were put in place in view of peoples health Kejriwal said after hoisting the national flag at the Delhi governments Republic Day functionDelhiites have suffered the most due to Covid We dont want that your livelihood is affected but your health is important so we had to put restrictions he saidRecently the Delhi governments proposal to lift weekend curfew and odd-even scheme of opening shops in view of the improving Covid situation here was turned down by the Lieutenant Governor L-GLast week some traders had come and they said they are facing lots of problems due to the odd-even scheme and weekend curfew The L-G agreed to some proposals and on some he differed We will remove these restrictions as soon as possible Kejriwal saidHe said Delhi is suffering from the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic which is being fuelled by the Omicron variant of the virusThe Omicron variant spreads very fast but it is said to be mild the chief minister saidKejriwal also spoke on reducing number of Covid cases and Delhis vaccination programmeOn January 13 the number of cases were 29000 and even then only 2500-3000 beds were occupied he saidThe chief minister said on January 15 the highest positivity rate was reported which was about 30 per cent But it has reduced to 10 per cent in last 10 days he said adding that the number of cases is also reducingHe said it was possible due to consistent vaccinationVaccination in Delhi has been conducted at the ward level on mission mode First dose has been administered to 100 per cent people while 82 per cent have got the second dose as well I think it is a record in the country and the world as well Kejriwal saidHe said that in the entire country it is the third Covid wave but for Delhi it is the fifth waveCovid is a virus which came from foreign countries and most international flights come to Delhi So whenever a new variant is reported it has come to Delhi first Kejriwal saidBut the way Delhis officers doctors and others tackled this coronavirus pandemic and the way Delhiites patiently faced it in a disciplined way is really commendable he said PTI AKM VIT ANB ANB
New Delhi Jan 25 PTI The Delhi government does not want livelihood of people to be affected and Covid restrictions will be eased as soon as possible Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserted on Tuesday saying the citys positivity rate has reduced to 10 per cent in 10 daysRestrictions were put in place in view of peoples health Kejriwal said after hoisting the national flag at the Delhi governments Republic Day functionDelhiites have suffered the most due to Covid We dont want that your livelihood is affected but your health is important so we had to put restrictions he saidRecently the Delhi governments proposal to lift weekend curfew and odd-even scheme of opening shops in view of the improving Covid situation here was turned down by the Lieutenant Governor L-GLast week some traders had come and they said they are facing lots of problems due to the odd-even scheme and weekend curfew The L-G agreed to some proposals and on some he differed We will remove these restrictions as soon as possible Kejriwal saidHe said Delhi is suffering from the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic which is being fuelled by the Omicron variant of the virusThe Omicron variant spreads very fast but it is said to be mild the chief minister saidKejriwal also spoke on reducing number of Covid cases and Delhis vaccination programmeOn January 13 the number of cases were 29000 and even then only 2500-3000 beds were occupied he saidThe chief minister said on January 15 the highest positivity rate was reported which was about 30 per cent But it has reduced to 10 per cent in last 10 days he said adding that the number of cases is also reducingHe said it was possible due to consistent vaccinationVaccination in Delhi has been conducted at the ward level on mission mode First dose has been administered to 100 per cent people while 82 per cent have got the second dose as well I think it is a record in the country and the world as well Kejriwal saidHe said that in the entire country it is the third Covid wave but for Delhi it is the fifth waveCovid is a virus which came from foreign countries and most international flights come to Delhi So whenever a new variant is reported it has come to Delhi first Kejriwal saidBut the way Delhis officers doctors and others tackled this coronavirus pandemic and the way Delhiites patiently faced it in a disciplined way is really commendable he said PTI AKM VIT ANB ANB
