New Delhi has reversed orders that limited the scope of coronavirus testing and reserved hospital beds for city residents as the Indian capital’s caseload continues to surge. The city’s numbers of infected jumped to 29,943 today, out of India’s 266,598 cases, the fifth-most in the world. Since coming to power in 2013, the government led by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has prioritized investing in health care. But as lockdown restrictions have eased, the number of people infected with the coronavirus has soared in the capital. On Sunday, Kejriwal announced that hospital beds for Covid-19 patients would be reserved for city residents and testing limited to those with symptoms.

Source: The Standard June 09, 2020 11:26 UTC