New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday called for an emergency meeting in the wake of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital. The government also decided to make Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as the nodal officer for Covid-19 management.
The meeting at 4 p.m. will be attended by Health Minister Satyendar Jain and other officials.
The Chief Ministers Office (CMO) informed that the emergency meeting was called to take stock of the Covid-19 situation and implementation of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority's (DDMA) guidelines issued in view Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the state government on Friday also announced that Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will be the 'Nodal Minister' for Covid-19 situation in the national capital.
"Manish Sisodia, Dy. Chief Minister, shall function as Nodal Minister for COVID management and shall be responsible for inter-ministerial coordination till further orders," an order issued by Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev stated.
The national capital has been reporting over 15,000 new Covid-19 cases for the last two consecutive days. The capital City reported 17,284 cases on April 14 and 16,699 cases on April 15.
Source: IANS
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