Manish Sisodia on his toes to provide healthcare in Delhi
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New Delhi, April 21 : In a leaked video Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is seen taking a meeting at the GTB hospital and directing officials to take quick decisions without waiting for approvals from the Secretariat.
Sisodia is heard saying take clearance on What s app from him and put the screenshot when the file is sent for approval to the Secretariat.
Sisodia said, Take clearance from me on WhatsApp, don t wait for approvals, take quick decisions.
The Delhi Deputy CM is on his toes since the resurgence of the pandemic and monitoring each thing personally along with Health Minister Satyendra Jain.
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COVID: Indian hospitals overwhelmed by new virus wave
India is in the middle of a second deadly wave of coronavirus infections, with the number of new infections skyrocketing in recent days. The medical response is hampered by shortages of oxygen, drugs and hospital beds.
A COVID-19 patient wearing oxygen mask waits inside an auto rickshaw outside a government hospital in Ahmedabad
India is currently facing the world s worst surge in coronavirus infections, reporting about one in three of all newly confirmed COVID cases worldwide over the past few days.
On Tuesday, the Indian Health Ministry reported 259,170 new infections, more than any other country.
Health workers stretched as cases mount
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They are left with no choice but to work more hours and during weekends
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A team of doctors checks patients at the CWG Village COVID Care Centre in the city on Tuesday.
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They are left with no choice but to work more hours and during weekends
From increased working hours to doctors and nurses testing positive, doctors of several hospitals said they were stretched for resources due to the record spike in COVID-19 cases in the city.
Some doctors said there is heavy rush in the emergency and others said that they have no option but to turn patients away as they do not have any vacant beds.
Delhi sees highest daily surge of 19,486 COVID-19 cases, 141 deaths
On Thursday and Wednesday, the city had recorded 16,699 and 17,282 cases respectively. This is the fifth record daily rise in cases in the national capital in the last six days
PTI | April 17, 2021 | Updated 10:20 IST
The positivity rate fell marginally to 19.69 per cent from Thursday s 20.22 per cent, the highest so far
Delhi Friday recorded the biggest single-day jump of 19,486 fresh COVID-19 cases and 141 deaths due to the disease, according to data shared by the health department. On November 18 last year, the city had recorded 131 COVID-19 deaths, which was the highest single-day fatality count in Delhi till April 15 since the start of the pandemic.