Delhi govt to form special task force to protect children from third Covid wave — Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the decision was taken at a meeting with officials, and will involve 'better management of adequate beds, oxygen and essential medicines'.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a meeting with officials, in New Delhi, on 19 May 2021 | Twitter

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that the Delhi government will form a special task force to protect children from the third wave of COVID-19.

He said the decision was taken at a meeting with officials.

“If the third wave of COVID comes, then we have to be prepared in advance to fight it. In a meeting with the officials today took some important decisions. To create special task force to protect children from the third wave, better management of adequate beds, oxygen and essential medicines than last time,” Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi.

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अगर कोरोना की तीसरी लहर आती है तो उससे लड़ने के लिए हमें पहले से तैयार रहना होगा, आज अधिकारियों के साथ बैठक में कुछ महत्वपूर्ण निर्णय लिए-

1. तीसरी लहर से बच्चों को बचाने के लिए बनाएंगे विशेष टास्क फ़ोर्स

2. पर्याप्त बेड, ऑक्सीजन और ज़रूरी दवाओं का पहले से बेहतर प्रबंधन pic.twitter.com/KNSviE0p4N

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 19, 2021