Schools in Delhi will remain closed till July 31 in view of the coronavirus situation in the national capital, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Education Minister in the AAP government announced on Friday.
Besides, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that the number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital is high but the situation is under control and there is no need to worry.
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Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said, “Number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi is high but the situation is under control and there is no need to worry. We’ve increased testing by three times but positive cases have increased by around 3000 per day only. Out of the total COVID-19 patients, 45,000 people have recovered.”
He said that a total of 2,400 people have died so far in Delhi. There are 26,000 active cases out of which 6,000 people are in hospitals.