“We haven’t won yet but we may be taking control of the wave,” the Delhi Chief Minister said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the lockdown in Delhi has been extended by another week and if the daily Covid numbers continue to drop, the process of unlocking will be initiated. Mr Kejriwal said that the lockdown will be in place till 5 am on May 31, and the unlock process will also be slow, highlighting the need for caution as the city struggles to bring down the positivity rate.
“We didn’t know how long this wave would have lasted. But within a month, the people of Delhi cooperated. Delhi has fought the virus like a family… even when there was an oxygen emergency… now there is an acute vaccine shortage. But I believe we will find a solution to this too,” the Delhi CM said.
“Now the wave is weakening visibly. We haven’t won yet but we may be taking control of the wave. In 24 hours, the positivity rate is below 2.5 per cent. At one point we were reported 28,000 cases daily (the positivity rate was around 35 per cent). Now in 24 hours we have reported 1,600 cases,” he added.
“Right now, our priority is to ensure vaccination for people in the shortest possible time,” the Chief Minister said.
“We have made all arrangements in Delhi so that within three months, everyone should get vaccinated, but there is lack of vaccines,” Mr Kejriwal said, adding that if everyone can be vaccinated in time, “we may escape the third wave of Covid”.
The Delhi government is trying everywhere to get the maximum number of vaccine doses — from the central government and also from foreign companies, he said.
He also added that the city is making preparations to deal with a possible third wave, which, experts said, may target children.
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