‘Increasing ICU beds to 6,000, doubling daily Covid testing in Delhi’: Centre

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Published on November 17, 2020 - Duration: 08:06s

‘Increasing ICU beds to 6,000, doubling daily Covid testing in Delhi’: Centre

Centre on Tuesday briefed on the Covid-19 situation in India.

VK Paul, Member (Health) Niti Aayog, spoke on increasing the number of ICU beds in Delhi.

Paul also spoke on increasing the number of testing in Delhi as cases rise in the national capital.

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that Centre’s SOPs will be followed outside containment zones in Delhi.

Dr VK Paul said there are five vaccine candidates under different clinical trials in India currently.

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