Delhi under fourth wave of Covid, No plan for lockdown- Kejriwal

Delhi is currently reeling under the "fourth wave" of Covid-19 but the government is not planning to impose a lockdown for now.  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the ongoing wave of the pandemic in the Capital is not as serious as the previous waves and hence there is no need of imposing any lockdown. Talking o newmen he  said that cases are spreading fast. This is concerning but there is nothing to panic about. In October, when daily cases were around 3,000-4,000 like it is now, there were many patients in ICU. There were many deaths as well. But this wave is less serious than the previous ones. More people are under home isolation, Kejriwal said.

Thanking the Centre for allowing any person above the age of 45 years to get the vaccines against Covid-19, Kejriwal urged the government to allow vaccination at a mass level, on a war footing. "When the vaccination drive started, there were apprehensions of side effects and that's why only health facilities were chosen as vaccination centres. But now as the vaccines have been proved to be safe, if the Centre allows us, we can start vaccination at schools and other non-health facilities. We will keep ambulances and other necessary facilities ready," Kejriwal said. He also urged the Centre to open vaccination for all, removing the present clause of 45 years and above.