After AAP resists, L-G says 5-day isolation not must

Delhi sees highest single-day spike with 3,630 cases, total now 56,747

Within 24 hours of making institutional isolation mandatory for Covid 19 patients in the national capital, lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Saturday withdrew his order saying that only those who do not require hospitalisation and do not have adequate facilities for home isolation would be required to undergo institutional isolation. In a meeting chaired by Mr Baijal, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) also approved recommendations of the High-Level Expert Committee for fixing rates of hospital beds for treatment of Covid patients. Rates for Isolation bed, ICUs without and with a ventilator in all hospitals are capped at `8000-10000, 13000-15000 and 1500018000 respectively.

On Saturday, city recorded 3,630 new cases, the highest single-day tally ever, in last 24 hours. Total Covid patients count now at 56,747. The city also recorded 77 deaths in

◗ HIGH LEVEL expert committee’s recommendations for fixing rates of hospital beds for treatment of Covid patients have been approved. Rates for isolation bed, ICUs without and with ventilator in all hospitals have been capped at `8,000-10,000, 13,00015,000 and 15,000-18,000 respectively.

last 24 hours. Death toll now stand at 2,112. There are 23,340 active cases and so far 31,294 patients recovered from Covid including 7,725, highest recovery in a day, in laat 24 hours. Withdrawal of mandatory quarantine came hours after the Delhi government claimed that it would lead to chaos. The L-G in a statement said that the issue of mandatory institutional quarantine was also discussed in the detail and as the government has started an intensive community based rapid testing, it is possible that individuals who are positive may have moderate to severe illness necessitating hospitalization which can be missed if they are home isolated.

“To prevent this from happening, all individuals who are positive will be referred to the Covid care centers for assessment of clinical conditions, the severity of illness and the presence of co-morbidities. Simultaneously, a physical assessment will also be done whether adequate facilities for home isolation exist so that the family members are protected and a cluster of cases does not develop in that locality,” the statement added.