Satyendar Jain Says Delhi to Take Last Step on Lockdown Extension After April 30

New Delhi: Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday that the discussions regarding the lockdown extension are underway and "whatever is finalised, it will start only after April 30."

"Discussions are underway. Whatever is finalised, it will start only after April 30," Jain was quoted as telling news agency when asked if Delhi government is planning to extend the lockdown or give some relaxation in the capital.

The complete number of coronavirus cases in the national capital crossed the 2,500 imprint on Friday after 136 new cases were accounted for. With three new fatalities, the count of the individuals who surrendered to the illness rose to 53. 

The new cases likewise incorporated an associate sub-reviewer of the Delhi Police, posted at the wrongdoing branch. Up until now, in excess of 21 police work force have tried positive for coronavirus. A sum of 31 staff of Delhi government-run Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital, including 11 specialists, have tried positive, a senior authority of the office said. 

Two sanitation laborers of the south Delhi MCD have likewise tried positive, authorities said. In the north Delhi MCD, one associate clean monitor has tried positive, while 39 of his colleagues have been exhorted home isolate. 

In the north Delhi MCD, one partner sterile investigator has tried positive, while 39 of his



collaborators have been prompted home isolate. 

At the gastroenterology division of the AIIMS, 40 human services staff, including specialists and medical attendants have been exhorted self-isolate following a 30-year-old male medical attendant tried positive for COVID-19.

Forty-nine patients recovered from the disease, taking the total number of those who successfully defeated it to 857, the bulletin said. Of these, 802 have reported recovery since April 18.

Doctors at LNJP Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility in Delhi, attributed this to patient care and also the will power of people to brave through this crisis. Many have managed to pull through, despite being above 60 years, and having co-morbidities, a senior doctor said.

In a positive development, plasma therapy treatment on four patients has been encouraging, Kejriwal said. In an online briefing, he said more clinical trials of plasma therapy will take place over the next two-three days, and his government will seek the Centre's nod next week for using the technique on all critically-ill COVID-19 patients in the city.

“We have administered plasma therapy to six patients in Delhi so far. Four were given the therapy four days ago. Those who were administered four days ago have almost recovered. All of them were critical patients and results are very encouraging,” Jain on Saturday.