Coronavirus: Parliamentary panel suggests sanitisation of public transport networks in Delhi

A parliamentary panel on Tuesday suggested sanitisation of public transport networks, including Metro, in national capital in view of coronavirus outbreak.

Top officials of ministries of health and housing and urban affairs made presentations before parliamentary standing committee on urban development on tackling coronavirus.

panel, headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, also suggested that private hospitals and laboratories should also be allowed to conduct tests for detection of coronavirus.

At a meeting of committee, its members also suggest that public transport should also be sanitised, including Delhi Metro.

India on Tuesday reported its third coronavirus fatality with a 63-year-old dying in Mumbai, Health Ministry officials said as number of positive cases rose sharply to 137 and more parts of country shut down to stem spread of infection.