This comes as Delhi is also battling a spike in air pollution levels which could make people more prone to catching the virus. On Sunday, the total number of cases in Delhi went up to 4.85 lakh with approximately 40,000 active cases. In the meeting on Sunday, Shah has given instructions for testing to be doubled, increase the number of labs and mobile vans for testing and also to increase the number of hospital beds available. “Seeing the rising number of cases in Delhi, the home ministry chaired a meeting today to look into the covid-19 situation in Delhi. He said that Delhi is facing a double whammy of air pollution and Covid-19 as the virus can survive for a long time in air pollution, which can cause more severe diseases.

Source: Mint November 15, 2020 14:15 UTC