Amit Shah to meet CM, L-G today amid Covid spike

Harsh Vardhan expected to be present too

NEW DELHI: Union Home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to meet Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and other key officials on Sunday to take stock of the COVID-19 situation in the national Capital. Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan is also expected to be present.

The Home Minister’s office tweeted: “Home Minister, Shri @Amitshah and Health Minister, @drharshvardhan to hold meeting with @LtgovDelhi, CM Delhi & members of SDMA to review the situation in the capital regarding COVID-19 tomorrow, 14th June at 11 am. Director AIIMS and other senior officers would also be present.”

The number of Coronavirus cases in Delhi is the third highest in the country after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister also had a health scare this week when he started showing Covid symptoms but tested negative for the virus.

The Supreme Court had on Friday lashed out at the Delhi government over the condition of government hospitals in the Capital and many other states.

After the SC’S observation, the Aap-led Delhi government said it accepted the Apex Court’s remarks and pointed out that it was trying its best to set up better infrastructure.

The L-G has also formed a six-member panel to formu

late a Covid management plan and suggest ways to ramp up medical infrastructure in the Capital. Meanwhile, the Delhi government has already started to ramp up health infrastructure by converting as many

large, open spaces as possible to care for patients, with Health minister Satyendar Jain saying that they would be ready to deal with the spike by end of June.