Amit Shah meeting on Covid-19 situation in Delhi begins
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with the leaders of all political parties of Delhi on Monday to discuss about the novel
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with the leaders of all political parties of Delhi on Monday to discuss about the novel coronavirus situation, officials said.
The meeting was held in the wake of rising novel coronavirus cases in Delhi.
Leaders of the BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and the BSP have attended the meeting.
Over 41,000 people were infected with the coronavirus disease in Delhi and it has claimed more than 1,300 lives so far.
The number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi is the third highest in the country after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Shah had announced that Covid-19 testing will be doubled in Delhi in the next two days and subsequently tripled.
In view of shortage of beds for coronavirus patients in Delhi, the Modi government has decided to immediately provide 500 railway coaches, which will be equipped with all facilities, Shah said.