New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that Delhi’s borders will be opened for inter-state movement from tomorrow and hospitals here will be available for people of Delhi only, while Central hospitals will remain open for all.
In another big development, Delhi Government has decided to withdraw the ‘special corona fee’ levied at 70 per cent of the maximum retail price on all categories of liquor, with effect from June 10, 2020. “We are opening Delhi borders from tomorrow. Delhi hospitals will be available for people of Delhi only, while Central hospitals will remain open for all. By the end of June, Delhi would need 15,000 beds,” said Kejriwal in an address through video conferencing.
Arvind Kejriwal’s key announcements
1. All restaurants, malls and places of worship to open in the national capital from tomorrow.
2. Hotels and banquet halls to remain closed in Delhi.
3. We are opening Delhi borders from tomorrow.
4. By the end of the month of June, Delhi would need 15,000 beds.
5. Delhi hospitals will be available for the people of Delhi only, while Central hospitals will remain open for all.
#WATCH Delhi hospitals will be available for the people of Delhi only, while Central Govt hospitals will remain open for all. Private hospitals except those where special surgeries like neurosurgery are performed also reserved for Delhi residents: CM Arvind Kejriwal #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/D47nRhXaUZ
— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2020
6. As a precautionary measure, the elderly people should have minimum interaction with their family members & others, especially children, as senior citizens are most vulnerable to COVID19. Try & remain in a single room of your house.
However, the decision of his Cabinet will not cover hospitals like AIIMS and Safdarjung that come under the Union government. A few private hospitals which perform special surgeries and attract patients from all over will also run as usual, the chief minister announced.
“A five-member committee assessed the situation and found that by the end of June, we will be needing around 15,000 beds to treat infected patients. There are around 10,000 beds each in Delhi government and Centre-run hospitals. The Cabinet has decided that beds in Delhi government hospitals should be reserved only for people of Delhi. The Centre-run ones will be open to all. Even private hospitals will have to reserve beds for Delhi residents,” Kejriwal said.
