The meeting included Delhi Govt. officials and discussed the step to combat Omicron
New Delhi: Amid the rise of Omicron, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting this morning and directed officials to wrap up preparations to tackle any surge, including building the capacity to follow up on over one lakh positive persons in home isolation, official sources said.
According to the source told news agency PTI, the meeting included Delhi CM, deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Health Minister Satyendar Jain, Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot and senior officials.
As per the report of Press Trust of India, a source said, "The Chief Minister directed that although the number of cases was low currently, all the preparations, including stock of medicines, oxygen tankers, oximeters and other such necessities, should be readied within 24 hours."
During the meeting, the national capital's Chief Minister Kejriwal discussed the steps that should be taken to combat the new variant Omicron.
The meeting talked about the virus's symptoms that were mild in the new wave of infections and hospitalisation was not likely to be required in most cases, so preparations for people getting treated in home isolation should be prioritized, they said.
"The Chief Minister directed that preparation should be such that over one lakh cases in home isolation could be followed up if the infections increase in coming days," the source added while interviewed by Press Trust of India.
It was also directed that to ward off panic, every person tested for COVID-19 should receive a phone call from the government reassuring them of all the necessary help and treatment if found positive, they added.
The daily number of fresh cases of COVID-19 has started going up in Delhi. The health bulletin of the Delhi government on Wednesday reported 125 cases.
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