Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Announces SHIELD Plan To Combat COVID-19 In Delhi
Mumbai: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a comprehensive scheme called ‘SHIELD’ to control the spread of coronavirus in the national capital.
CM Kejriwal while speaking to the media here on Thursday said, “We have ordered control of COOID-19 cases in 21 areas of Delhi where cases of COVID-19 have been found. We have SHIELD these areas to control the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital.”
Kejriwal said, “S stands for sealing of localities, wherein, people from a locality will not go to other areas and vice-versa. H means home quarantine i.e.people will remain in their homes only.”
“I stand for the isolation and tracing under which COVID-19 patients will be isolated and the people they have met will be traced, also isolated. E means essential supplies under which we will ensure door to door delivery of essential services,” he added.
“L refers to the local hygiene under which areas will be regularly disinfected. While D refers to door-to-door checking, under which we ask each family if a person has symptoms of coronovirus. If any such person is found, their samples will be taken and further procedure will be followed,” Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal said that the Delhi government is giving free ration to 71 lakh people in the city.
“Now we are providing ration to those people who do not have ration cards. We are facing some problems, but we will overcome them soon,” he said.
He further said that the Delhi government has made it mandatory to wear face masks.
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There are currently 669 cases of coronovirus in the national capital, including 426 from the Tablighi Jamaat incident, which occurred last month in Nizamuddin Markaz.
Among the total cases include 5,218 active cases, 478 cured, discharged, and migrated cases and 169 deaths.
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