Delhi under panic as 5.5 lakh cases estimated in July  

As the Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has put forth the estimated figures for COVID -19 pandemic, Delhi is under fear as under preparedness to handle the situation is evident, Delhi government is busy with politics and blame game while cries of Delhites struggling with Corona get painful  each day.

Delhi is now the corona capital of India. The uncountable cries of Covid-19 patients in Delhi are getting louder and painful each day.The number of single day positive cases has sharply spiked to over 1,366 cases and the total number has reached 31,309 with 905 deaths.

1.Delhi becomes the corona capital of India

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia claimed the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the city were likely to reach 5.5 lakh by the end of July and at least 80,000 beds would be required to pro vide treatment to the residents of the city as well as those coming from other states.

2.Number of Covid-19 cases to reach 5.5 lakh by July end:Manish Sisodia

After a crucial meeting of the state disaster management authority, Sisodia said the doubling rate of Covid cases in the national capital was around 12-13 days.

3. The doubling rate in Delhi is around 12-13 days-Sisodia

As per the government’s estimates, there will be around 44,000 Covid-19 cases by June 15, one lakh by June 30, 2.25 lakh by July 15 and 5.5 lakh by July 31 while the number of beds required on these dates would be 6,600, 15,000, 33,000 and 80,000, respectively.

4.As per estimates Delhi will need 80,000 beds by July end

The LG’s office said several ideas had been discussed, including using Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Thyagaraja Stadium, JLN Stadium and Pragati Maidan, apart from banquet halls and marriage places, to augment capacity.

5.Stadiums can be used as treatment facilities as Delhi lacks hospitals

Sisodia, who attended the meeting on behalf of CM Arvind Kejriwal, claimed he asked lieutenant governor Anil Baijal how he proposed to arrange 80,000 beds, and the latter said he “did not know”.

6.LG said he "did not know" how 80,000 beds will be arranged:Sisodia

The state of affairs in Delhi is pathetic as the patients are unable to get their tests done. Hundeds of people have been complaining regarding the denial by hospitals in treatment of covid patients.

7.Delhi hospitals are mismanaged and denying treatment to patients

Several heart wrenching stories are floating on the social media platforms where people are sharing their ordeal with the hospitals in the time of crisis. There have been incidents where dead bodies are not being provided ambulances.

8.People are sharing their ordeal on social media

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Sisodia said that he asked the LG to reconsider his decision to overrule the government’s notification reserving state-run and private hospitals for the residents of Delhi but he refused to do it.

9. Sisodia demanded LG to reconsider his decision

Baijal’s office, however, said in a statement that the LG had reversed the order as it violated the constitutional rights of “equality and right to life” which "included right to health".

10 Delhi government's order violated the rights of equality and right to life-LG

LG also advised the officers concerned to invoke Section 50 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 for expeditious procurement and timely setting up of the required infrastructure,” the statement said.

11. Delhi government has delayed procurement and setting up of infrastructure

The AAP government and LG have been at loggerheads since Monday when the latter overruled the CM's order to reserve private and state-run hospitals during the Covid-19 situation for the residents of Delhi.

12. People are suffering in the political blame game

The estimates of a worsening pandemic and under preparedness of the government has put the people of Delhi under panic and fear

13. Delhi is under panic and fear of worsening pandemic