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Delhi CM calls emergency meeting, Sisodia to head Covid management
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Delhi CM calls emergency meeting, Sisodia to head Covid management. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 16 : 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.
Deputy CM Sisodia appointed nodal officer for COVID-19 management in Delhi
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Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 02:42 PM IST
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As the number of COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate continue to rise in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a curfew this weekend and the closure of malls, gymnasiums and auditoriums till April 30 as part of sweeping restrictions to break the chain of the infection.
The positivity rate soared to 20.22 per cent, the highest till date in Delhi.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Friday appointed the nodal minister for COVID-19 management in the national capital, according to an order. Sisodia will be responsible for inter-ministerial coordination till further orders, it said.