Will lockdown be imposed in Delhi again? Arvind Kejriwal meets Amit Shah as Covid-19 cases rise

In a major development in terms of coronavirus spread in Delhi, it has been reported that lockdown may be imposed once again in the national capital in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases. However, no such decision has been taken yet. Noteworthy, due to the coronavirus crisis, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah as well. It is in this situation that talk about clamping another lockdown in Delhi has arisen. 

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Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases in Delhi have crossed 32k mark as more than 1500 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. With one more death on Wednesday, Covid-19 death toll in Delhi now stands at 984.

Moreover, sources say that private hotels, banquet halls and even stadiums may be used as treatment and quarantine centres for COVID-19 patients. Reportedly, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi may cross 5.5 lakh figure.

Earlier, in good news on June 10, the number of recovered COVID-19 patients had exceeded the total active cases in India for the first time, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

Dr Neeraj Gupta, a professor in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, said the data shows that more and more people are recovering which is as per global trends that 80 per cent are likely to have mild disease and make 100 per cent recovery.

"This should provide hope to the people of India at large who are having a mortal fear of the disease. But then this should not make them complacent and people should follow social distancing and sanitization guidelines," Gupta said. 

As per global evidence, 80 per cent of COVID cases are mild cases, while remaining 20 per cent may develop complications which would require hospitalisation. Out of the hospitalized cases of COVID-19 only 5 per cent may require ICU care. 

India currently is the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK, according to data issued by the Johns Hopkins University.