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Buses, metros to be regularly disinfected to stop spread of coronavirus: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Addressing a press conference, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said 168 isolation beds had been set up at 25 hospitals in the city for coronavirus patients.

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New Delhi: The Delhi government has ordered DTC and cluster buses, metro and hospitals to be disinfected on a regular basis as a precautionary measure to deal with the novel coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Sunday.

Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said 168 isolation beds had been set up at 25 hospitals for coronavirus patients. He appealed to the people in Delhi if anybody from their neighbourhood had returned from foreign in the past 14 days, they should inform the government.

The chief minister, who chaired a state task force on Sunday, said the government was fully prepared to deal with the novel coronavirus, adding that people do not need to panic.


Also read: Delhi govt orders closure of all primary schools till 31 March as coronavirus cases grow


 

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