New Delhi: Health Minister Delhi 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 scattered there.
Delhi has struggled and overcomes the wave of Delta variant.
ICMR also has shown that Delhi struggled against the Delta variant for 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 prepared around 23,000 beds, which is 6,000 is an ICU bed.
The Delhi government has also started the ‘multilevel response system’ where restrictive measures will be taken according to the test level of the test.
The system, prepared along the line of similar mechanisms to combat air pollution during the winter months, compiled by the expert committee appointed by the Delhi government.
The yellow, yellow, orange and red alerts will be issued because the level of participation increases.
According to the plan, curb a shot from the pace of 0.5 percent.
Personal offices, malls, weekly markets and Metro Delhi will be closed if TPR rises above 2 percent and the city will be placed under the curfew if TPR breaks 5 percent-mark.
“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”.