I am here: Kejriwal tells bereaved parents, kids

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I am here: Kejriwal tells bereaved parents, kids

Saturday, 15 May 2021 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

The Delhi Government will bear the cost of the education and upbringing of children orphaned by the pandemic, and the Delhi Government will also extend financial help to families who have lost their earning members to the coronavirus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.

Kejriwal added that the number of fresh Covid-19 cases has come down to around 8,500 and the positivity rate has dipped to around 12 per cent, but the fight against the contagion has not ended and there is no room for leniency.

The Chief Minister also said that the Government would extend financial help to families and senior citizens who have lost their lone earning members due to Covid-19.

“In the last few days, despite all our efforts we could not save many Delhi people. In many families, there have been more than one deaths. I know several children who have lost both their parents. I am there. The Delhi Government will bear all the expenses of their education and living. There are also several senior citizens who have lost their children who used to earn. Do not worry your son is still alive. The Delhi Government will provide financial assistance to all those families who have lost their sole earning member to Covid-19,” Kejriwal said.

“But such children and the elderly need love at this point in time. They need empathy. It is my request to all the neighbours and the relatives of such families to take care of them,” he added.

 “The good news is that Delhi has recorded around 8,500 cases as against 28,000 plus cases on April 20 in the last 24 hours and the positivity rate is down to 12 as against 36 per cent on April 22,” he said.

“In the last 10 days, the number of patients in Delhi hospitals has reduced by more than 3,000 patients.

 This means that 3,000 beds have become empty. However, ICU beds are still full. This means the number of serious patients has not declined much. Around 1,200 new ICU beds have been prepared and are now ready to be utilised soon,” he added.

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