Delhi Health Minister Said, No possibility of lockdown in Delhi

New Delhi: The first case of the Omicron variant has been found in Delhi. The patient is being treated at LNJP hospital. The people of Delhi must get fully vaccinated, wear a mask and maintain social distancing. Delhi govt. is fully prepared to tackle the spread of the new variant.

Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday shared information on Corona cases in the city. He said that the Delhi government is testing all the people coming from the countries affected by the Omicron variant. So far, a total of 27 people have been admitted to LNJP Hospital, out of which 17 people are positive and only one person has been confirmed to have Omicron variant and investigation is on for the rest of the people. All the patients have been admitted to LNJP hospital and many of them are asymptomatic. Rejecting the possibility of lockdown because of the increasing cases of new variants of coronavirus in the country, Health Minister Shri Satyendar Jain said that the Delhi government will implement its "graded response action plan" if the cases of COVID rise.

Shri Satyendar Jain added, "There is no possibility of lockdown at the moment. The Delhi government will implement its "Graded Response Action Plan" if the cases of COVID rise. In this system, when the positivity rate reaches to 0.5% i.e out of 1000 people tested 5 are positive, then the first level of this system will be implemented. The second level will be implemented when we will reach to a positivity rate of 1%, meaning that 10 people test positive out of 1000, the third level will be implemented at a positivity rate of 2%, when 20 people test positive out of a testing sample of 1000 people and the last stage or the red level will be initiated when we reach a positivity rate of 5%, meaning that 50 people test positive out of the 1000 people tested.

Delhi govt issues show-cause notice to Etihad Airways for the alleged violation of guidelines for international arrivals issued by the Centre following the emergence of the Coronavirus variant Omicron, reads an official statement. In Delhi, more than 93.9% of people have received the first dose of the vaccine and more than 61.3% of people have taken both doses. Those who are vaccinated also need to follow covid appropriate behaviour.