Delhi govt will conduct COVID-19 test on mediapersons in national capital: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will conduct COVID-19 test on mediapersons in national capital, after 53 scribes tested positive for vel coronavirus in Mumbai. Responding to a tweet in which a person requested CM to arrange mass COVID-19 test for mediapersons in Delhi on lines of one carried out in Mumbai, Kejriwal said, "Sure. We will do that."

However, chief minister did t elaborate. During a special camp organised at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on April 16 and 17 for COVID-19 testing of scribes, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had collected swab samples of 171 mediapersons, including electronic and print media journalists, photographers and cameramen.

"Out of 171 mediapersons, 53 tested positive for coronavirus," BMC spokesperson Vijay Khabale said on Monday, adding that most of those who tested positive are asymptomatic at present.

On Monday, total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi rose to 2081, with 78 fresh cases and two deaths being reported in a day.