Kejriwal also announced the reopening of Delhi’s borders for inter-state movement from Monday and said the 70% tax imposed on liquor will be withdrawn.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that all state-run hospitals and some private hospitals will be reserved for residents of the Capital in a bid to tackle the esclating coronavirus situation. However, all central hospitals in the city and private facilities that perform specialised surgeries will continue to cater to patients from all parts of the country.
With over 27,000 cases and more than 700 deaths, Delhi is the third worst-hit state in the country after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It has been reporting over a thousand cases daily for the past few days.
Kejriwal said the decision was based on the findings made by a five-member expert panel constituted by the Delhi government, which warned that the Capital will have over one lakh cases of the coronavirus by the end of June and would require 15,000 additional hospital beds by the end of the month.
