“No Oxygen Shortage This Time,” Says Arvind Kejriwal As Omicron Cases Rises In Delhi

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated today that the Delhi administration is prepared to deal with the Omicron coronavirus variety. He advised people not to panic, noting that while the version was said to spread quicker than previous ones, the symptoms were minor.

So far, 24 cases of Omicron have been reported in the nation’s capital. According to the administration, 12 of the 24 patients have been discharged.

“No need to panic in view of Omicron threat. We have adequate arrangements at hospitals if there is any spread of new Covid variant. There is no oxygen threat this time. Experts say Omicron is a mild variant of Covid. The number of hospitalisations and deaths are fairly low because of Omicron,” Mr Kejriwal said after a meeting to discuss the new variant threat.

Mr Kejriwal also urged the central government to allow health workers and other individuals to receive booster doses in order to combat new COVID-19 strains such as Omicron.

Over a hundred cases of coronavirus were reported in Delhi in less than 24 hours on Sunday, the largest daily surge in over six months. The national capital reported 115 cases in one day on June 25.

On Sunday, the city reported one linked death, the first in ten days, in addition to the 107 new cases. In Delhi, about 25,000 Covid patients have perished so far.

The chief minister stated at today’s press conference that all new positive cases will be sent for genome sequencing.

The national capital’s case positive rate has risen to 0.17 percent, up from 0.13 percent the day before. According to the health bulletin, 57 cases were reported in Delhi on Wednesday, with a positive rate of 0.10 percent.