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Centre to provide 500 Covid-care railway coaches to Delhi: Amit Shah

To discuss Covid-19 situation with all political parties of Delhi today

Meeting of Home Minister Amit Shah with Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Anil Baijal
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at the meeting on Covid-19 response. Shah said testing will be doubled in the next two days and increased threefold in six days (Photo: PTI)

Shine JacobRuchika ChitravanshiArchis Mohan New Delhi
The Centre and Delhi government on Sunday announced several steps to augment health infrastructure in the national Capital to deal with increasing Covid-19 cases.

After a meeting with Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre will immediately provide 500 converted rail coaches to the Delhi government.

With this, Delhi will have 8,000 more beds added to its existing number of 9,800 beds for Covid-19 patients, and these will be equipped with all facilities in the treatment of such patients.

Shah, who chaired the meeting, said testing for