New Delhi, May 5 (UNI) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Delhi government
will continue the lockdown based on the situation of the COVID-19 cases in the city.
After visiting a vaccination centre at Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Rajendra Nagar to review the vaccination drive, Mr Kejriwal said, 'We will continue the lockdown based on the situation
of the COVID-19 cases in Delhi.'
'Right now the citizens of Delhi themself want this lockdown to continue to stop the spread of this virus,' he said.
Mr Kejriwal said the Delhi government is working hand-in-hand with the Central government on the issue of oxygen supply; 'I am hopeful that within some days the situation will improve'.
Talking about the oxygen situation of Delhi, he said, 'To treat the Covid-19 patients the most important thing is the availability of oxygen. But in Delhi, we have a scarcity of oxygen. Whenever the oxygen level of a patient goes down immediately that person should get oxygen support. For the past several days we are battling with the scarcity of oxygen. The Delhi government is working hand-in-hand with the Central government on this matter.'
He said, 'We completely understand that the central government is responsible for ensuring oxygen to the entire country. But our only hope is that the central government will provide Delhi with its own quota of required oxygen. During this tough time, we have also received massive support from the Supreme Court and the High Court. I am hopeful that in the coming days the situation will improve.'
Mr Kejriwal said, 'We are continuously monitoring the situation related to the demand for oxygen. Yesterday we received 43 SOS calls regarding oxygen. I know that there were some unfortunate incidents but right now we are working round the clock to ensure that no fatality in Delhi happens due to lack of oxygen.'
Mr Kejriwal said, 'The Delhi government is also working on increasing the number of oxygen beds across Delhi. We are arranging more and more oxygen concentrator and oxygen cylinders to run these dates. I am very hopeful that in the coming days we will be able to increase the number of beds in Delhi significantly.'
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