All COVID Cases To Be Sent For Genome Sequencing, Centre Should Allow Boosters: Delhi CM
Mumbai: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, all positive cases in Delhi will now be sent for genome sequencing to find out if they are Omicron cases or Delta cases.
“Given the rise in cases for some days, now all positive cases in Delhi will be sent for genome sequencing for Omicron,” said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
The chief minister further urged the central government to allow booster doses against the virus. “I appeal to Centre to allow administration of Covid vaccine booster dose in Delhi,” he said.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that the Delhi government is ready to deal with the Omron version of the coronavirus. He appealed to the people not to panic as the state government has made adequate arrangements in hospitals if any new COVID variant spreads.
He further added that all positive cases will be sent for genome sequencing.
About 99 per cent of Delhi’s population has been given a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while over 70 per cent have received both the jab. We now request the Center to allow booster doses, he said.
“We will strengthen the home isolation system as hospitalization will not be required in most cases. There is no need to panic in view of the omicron infection as we have adequate arrangements in hospitals,” Kejriwal said.
Meanwhile, four more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid have been detected in the national capital, taking the total number of people testing positive for the latest variant of the coronavirus here to 28.
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