CALLING the “stagnant hospitalisation rate” in the city as a “good sign”, Delhi’s health minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the data indicates that Covid cases will go down soon.
While addressing the media, Jain said the rate of hospitalisation among Covid patients has been stagnant for the last four days and the bed occupancy has hovered around 15%.
“There is no plan to impose any lockdown even when the national capital is expected to report over 27,000 cases on January 13,” said Jain.
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