COVID-19 second wave: Financial help? Check this BIG announcement from Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
COVID-19 news update: In a major step, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the AAP government will extend financial help to families which have lost their earning members to the deadly COVID-19 virus. Delhi government will bear the cost of education and the upbringing of children orphaned by the pandemic
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"I know many children who have lost both their parents. I want to tell them that I am still there. Do not consider yourself an orphan. The government will take care of their studies and upbringing. I know elderly citizens who have lost their children. They depended on their earnings. I want to tell them that their son (Kejriwal) is alive. The government will help all such families who have lost their earning members," Kejriwal was quoted as saying by Zee Media Bureau. Source: Reuters
ICU beds
Around 3,000 beds for coronavirus patients have become available in the last 10 days. However, ICU beds remain almost full, Kejriwal said. "We have been working in this direction. Around 1,200 more ICU beds are being prepared. More oxygen beds are being added and oxygen cylinders being procured," the chief minister said. Reuters Photo