Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to gym owners and the general public to follow the safety protocol at the gym centres to minimise the risk of spreading Covid-19 infection.
The representatives of the gym associations of Delhi met with the Chief Minister and thanked him for opening the gyms and yoga centres in Delhi.
Kejriwal tweeted, "I appeal to all gym operators and the public in Delhi to follow the safety protocols at gym centers. We have to stop the spread of corona infection along with staying healthy."
The meeting came after an order issued by Delhi Disaster Management Authority saying that the gyms and yoga centres will be allowed to open outside the containment zones in Delhi. The order was issued on September 13, and various safety measures such as thermal screening, limited entry, and regular sanitization of the gym areas are being followed to ensure safety inside the gyms.
Kejriwal appealed to the gym owners that they should ensure all the ‘Standard Operating Procedures’ issued by the central government are properly followed.
“People coming for workouts at these establishments should follow all safety standards and protocols to cease the spread of Corona infection. The Delhi government has started opening the city after Unlock orders of the Central government were issued and the economic activities also began in Delhi. It took some time to get the permit for the openings of gyms but we continued raising the issue in the DDMA meetings,” he said. .
“I am glad that we were able to convince Lieutenant Governor that the opening of yoga and gym establishments were very important so that people stay healthy and immune,” he said.
Meanwhile, the national Capital recorded 4,127 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total number of persons infected with coronavirus to over 2.38 lakh.
According to the Delhi health department bulletin the active cases tally was 32250 and out of the total number of beds in Covid hospitals, 8018 are vacant. As per report, 2335 beds in Covid care centres are occupied by persons under quarantine, including travellers who have returned by ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ and bubble flights, it said.
The number of tests done per million, as was 127927 it said. A total of 201671 patients have recovered, migrated or been discharged. The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 1751.
On Thursday, Delhi recorded 4,432 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to over 2.34 lakh while the death toll reached 4,877 with 38 fresh fatalities. While on Wednesday, the national capital had registered a record single-day spike of 4,473 COVID-19 cases.
