New Delhi: Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said Delhi had overcome the Delta Coronavirus variant which was detected in more than 80 percent of covid samples sent for genome sequencing during the second wave of pandemic and afterwards.
The minister told the central reporters has not requested data on death due to lack of oxygen and that the new Sero survey will be done soon in the city.
The first sero survey conducted at the end of June last year found Covid antibodies in 22.6 percent of the sample.
The number increased to 29.1 percent in August and then fell to 25.1 percent in September.
In October, it rose to 25.5 percent.
January’s round of survey found antibodies in 56.13 percent of people who were screened.
Jain said more than 80 percent of samples were sent for genome sequencing during the second wave and after that showed the existence of the Delta variant.
“Because the Delta variant comes from India, we have faced the wrath of this variant during the second wave.
Other countries need to prepare themselves for spreading there.” Delhi has struggled and overcomes the wave of Delta variant.
ICMR also showed that Delhi struggled against the Delta variant during the second wave.
Therefore, I do not think that it must be a cause of concern for us again, “he said.
The Minister of Health said the Delhi government was preparing 37,000 beds, including 12,000 ICU beds, to anticipate the third wave of Coronavirus.
In the last wave, the city government has been Prepare around 23,000 beds, where 6,000 are ICU beds.
The Delhi government has also started the ‘multilevel response system’ where restrictive measures will be taken according to the peposititivity level of the test.
The system, prepared with a similar mechanism line to combat air pollution during The winter months, designed by the expert committee appointed by the Delhi Government.
Yellow, yellow, orange and red warnings will be issued because the level of progress increases.
According to the plan, curb a kick from the pace of 0.5 percent.
Private office, mall , Weekly Market and Metro Delhi will be closed if TPR rises above 2 p Ersen and the city will be put under the curfew if the TPR violates 5 percent-Ma RK.
“The first level will be implemented at a 0.5 percent participant level.
The second level, the third and fourth will be activated in TPR each of 1 percent, 2 percent and 5 percent.
Finally, the red level is implemented when we reach the level of primitist around 14-15 percent , “Jain said.
The minister said even though the government had made preparations to protect their children and health in view, “the total number of children who need hospitalization is very less than the adult population”.