Delhi Congress demands emergency allowance for Coronavirus warriors amid lockdown

In a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Congress President Anil Chaudhary demanded special emergency allowance for frontline corona warriors including doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, sanitation workers, police personnel, Corona positive patients and or patients who are fighting against Coronavirus. He wrote that party is with government in fight against deadly virus but highlighted shortcomings.

"In Lok Nayak Hospital, nurses who were asked to quarantine mselves after treating COVID-19 patients have been provided accommodation in same building that houses both infected patients as well as those displaying symptoms. But instead of offering single rooms with attached bathrooms to nurses, who have all been in close contact with COVID-19 patients, hospital has asked two nurses to share a room. Doctors and nurses are assaulted and misbehaved in Vishnu Staff Nurse of Action Balaji Hospital by Delhi Police" Congress alleged in its letter.

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Taking to Twitter, Chaudhary slammed Chief Minister for t giving time to Congress to highlight issues and said even LG did t meet 

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Furr, state unit of Congress alleged that Coronavirus patients are t being treated effectively due to lack of facilities and testing kits. Or patients are facing difficulty to have treatment of ir diseases. PPE kits are t available to all doctors and nurses who are in immediate contact with Coronavirus patients.

" Coronavirus positive people are kept in bad conditions and are t treated properly, even left without attendants, y are also t getting proper care and treatment, like Doctors and attendants, are t visiting m. Corona positive patients and those who have been quarantined should be provided counselling services to prepare m psychologically to undergo treatment or quarantine," letter read.

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Additionally, party alleged that re are less than 100 ventilators in hospitals which are designated for COVID-19 treatment by Delhi Government. party also demanded proper treatment to patients or than corona positive patients and alleged that re are reports that patients with serious conditions have been waiting outside Delhi Government's GTB at East Delhi, Ambedkar Hospital at Rohini and GB Pant Hospital.

total number of positive cases in Delhi is 1154 with death toll of 24. Meanwhile, total number of Coronavirus cases in India on Sunday climbed to 9152, including 856 cured and 308 deaths, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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(with ncies input)