Delhi CM shares details of preparations to fight Omicron COVID variant

Nov 30, 2021

New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 30 held a Press Conference to discuss the preparations for the new COVID variant, Omicron.“I held a meeting with the officials today. We hope Omicron doesn't come to India, but we need to be prepared as responsible governments. As far as the beds are concerned, we have prepared 30,000 oxygen beds and around 10,000 of these are ICU beds. Besides this, 6,800 ICU beds are under construction. They will be ready by February. So, we'll have 17,000 beds soon. We have made arrangements for preparing 100 oxygen beds in every Municipal Wards on a 2-week notice - so 27,000 oxygen beds can be prepared in short notice,” said Delhi CM.