Home Minister Amit Shah tests positive for Coronavirus; gets admitted to Medanta hospital

UPDATE at 7:00 PM

Sources have confirmed that  Home Minister Amit Shah was present in last Cabinet Meeting where social distancing was strictly followed along with wearing of masks. Sources ded that re was a strict protocol at PM residence in last few months with temperature checks, Aarogya Setu checks, use of internal cars to ferry people being some of measures opted. Most physical meetings are avoided and VCs are preferred inste, report sources.

In a major development, Home Minister Amit Shah, on Sunday, confirmed that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. He ded that he is doing well but has been mitted to hospital on vice of his doctors. He urged people who came in contact with him to isolate mselves and get tested. Sources report that Shah has been mitted to Gurugram-based Medanta Hospital.

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Amit Shah takes over Delhi's COVID battle

In June, with rapid increase in Delhi's cases and its COVID positivity, Home Minister Amit Shah ordered Delhi govt to cap COVID testing rate at Rs 2400. Moreover, he ramped up testing increasing from 4000-5000 daily to 16,618 samples in two days - June 15 and 16, later tripling it 20,000 tests/day - which is Delhi's current testing rate. Here are some of or key decisions by Centre -

• A door-to-door health survey will be conducted in Delhi's containment zones
• 500 railway coaches have been alloted which will increase Delhi Hospital's capacity by 8,000 beds.
• Transfer of 4 IAS officers -  Awanish Kumar & Monica Priyarshini from Andaman & Nicobar, and Gaurav Singh Rajawat & Vikram Singh Mallik from Arunachal Presh to New Delhi to assist in COVID manment
• MHA has directed attachment to Delhi Government of two senior IAS officers -  SCL Das and SS Yav from Centre
• Delhi will be given priority to test COVID-19 patients via Rapid Antigen method, approved by ICMR.
• Revised containment strategy recommended by V K Paul Committee - redrawing containment zones
• India's largest COVID Care facility at Rha Soami Satsang Beas was set up, while a 1000-bed COVID hospital with 250 ICU beds, to be operated by Armed Forces Medical Services too was constructed within 12 days.

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Delhi's current COVID-19 scenario

Delhi recorded 961 fresh cases of vel coronavirus on Sunday taking infection tally to over 1.37 lakh, while death toll mounted to 4,004, authorities said. As many as 1,23,317 patients have recovered, migrated or been discharged while number of active cases stood at 10,356. Fifteen people died of COVID-19 in last 24 hours, taking death toll to 4,004, y said. infection tally stood at 1,37,677. A total of 4,289 RT-PCR and 8,441 rapid antigen tests were conducted in last 24 hours, y said.

Delhi records 961 fresh coronavirus infections, death toll mounts to 4,004

Major politicians wished for Shah's speedy recovery:

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Politicians across aisle to wish for his recovery