Spike in Covid cases in capital, Home Minister Amit Shah calls an urgent meeting, Arvind Kejriwal to pay a visit.

Covid situation in Delhi.

The outbreak of an unexpected spike in Covid 19 cases in Delhi has unnerved the government, rising pollution level has added to the city's woes. A shocking rise in daily cases has been witnessed in Delhi NCR , the total tally crossed the 8000 landmark on November 13 recording 8593 cases, an all time high for the city. A sudden surge of Covid cases being observed since November 3 could be termed as an adverse repercussions of hazardous and uncontrollable pollution and the busting of huge crowds in local street markets owing to a string of festivals. 

Acting to the critical situation, Home Minister Amit Shah called for an urgent meeting at his office at North Block at 5 pm probably to craft an action plan to counter the resurfacing of Covid cases after a significant celebratory drop was achieved in last month. Dropping mercury levels must have inflated the numbers but it's high time to act wisely and cautiously. If sources are to be believed, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal can attend this meeting to foster this plan in order to reduce the effects and fight the infection. 

Mr Shah and Mr Kejriwal have met twice in the last few months, collaborating to design and draft a plan on Coronavirus situation in Delhi when it saw the first wave. Centre intervened when the situation worsened earlier and this time too, we can expect such coordination.

The fourth wave of the infection was totally unexpected and has left the government hapless and without a proper plan to deal with the situation. The availability of ICU with ventilators had fallen down the levels of normalcy after the downfall in the number of cases last month.  The Delhi High Court also permitted the government to reserve 80% beds in ICUs of 33 private hospitals to cater the medical amenities.

On one hand, Delhi is smothering in the midst of poisonous air with rising AQI every minute which climbs the curve unsteadily, reaching 1200, during Diwali week, when normal levels lie between 0 and 50. The unhealthy air has left citizens suffering from breathing problems , suffocation, blurred vision and growing pressure on medical aids; worsening the overall medical facilities amidst the pandemic.