New Delhi Dec 24 PTI Delhi government is in process of roping NGOs for strengthening its health infrastructure and manpower in view of rising cases of Omicron in the national capital A cabinet not for hiring Doctors for You for providing manpower for running 3 DCHCS Sawan Kripal Ashram Sardar Patel Chattarpur Sant Nirankari Burari and Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia Hospital has been put up for approval according to an official documentation Doctors for You has already been engaged for DCHCS including Shehnai Banquet Hall Commonwealth Games Village Hall Rouse Avenue School and Yamuna Sports Complex the document statedDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had yesterday announced that since Omicron infection does not require hospitalisation in most cases the home-isolation module is being strengthened and an agency was being hired for itThe capacity to follow up patients in home isolation will be increased from the current 1100 cases daily to one lakh each day As soon as someone tests positive a phone call will be made to the person and the next day a medical team will visit the person to provide him with a kit containing medicines and other itemsAlso patients in home isolation will be counselled by the doctors for 10 daysl The government will also increase daily Covid tests capacity from around 60000 to 70000 at present to three lakh per day A two-month stock of required medicines will also be maintained the Chief Minister had added PTI GJS RCJ

New Delhi Dec 23 PTI In view of the rising Covid cases and Omicron threat the Delhi government will increase daily test capacity to three lakh and strengthen home isolation module to handle one lakh positive cases each day Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on ThursdayEarlier in the day he reviewed the Covid situation and the Omicron threat in Delhi in a meeting with his ministers and senior officersThe chief minister said Omicron was characterised by a fast spread and mild infection and asked people not to panic as the Delhi government was prepared to deal with it if there was a surge in the number of infectionsSince Omicron infection does not require hospitalisation in most cases the home-isolation module is being strengthened and an agency was being hired for it he saidThe capacity to follow up patients in home isolation will be increased from the current 1100 cases daily to one lakh each day As soon someone tests positive a phone call will be made to the person and the next day a medical team will visit the person to provide him with a kit containing medicines and other items Kejriwal saidAlso patients in home isolation will be counselled by the doctors for 10 days said the chief ministerThe government will also increase daily Covid test capacity from around 60000 to 70000 at present to three lakh per day A two-month stock of required medicines will also be maintained he added PTI VIT GVS NSD NSD