The plan reportedly includes conducting a sero-survey of 20,000 people across districts and house-to-house screening by 6 July in the national Capital
His statement came following protests by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government against his order mandating five-day quarantine for all Covid-19 patients.
The deputy chief minister said that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had also raised the point that if home isolation is stopped, as per the order by the LG, then problems will ensue
In a series of tweets, his deputy Manish Sisodia said no consensus could be reached in the meeting over the LG order and the rate of private hospital beds
The Delhi government opposed the order, saying it was "arbitrary" and will burden its already stretched healthcare system
The Delhi government urged that the decision should be reconsidered
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "Without taking care of your health, you were engaged in public service 24 hours a day. Take care and get well soon."
"Delhi govt decided to cap the rates for Covid RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) test @ Rs 2400/- inclusive of all charges," Sisodia tweeted
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia inspected 50 isolation coaches stationed at Shakur Basti Railway station on Wednesday
For the first time, recoveries have overtaken active Covid-19 cases in India. Close to 6,000 recoveries pushed the total number of cured/discharged patients to 135,206
That's 2.8% of its population, for which it will require as many as 80,000 beds; 10-fold spike in Mumbai numbers seen
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tested negative for Covid-19, an official said on Tuesday
The Delhi health minister said it was up to the Centre to declare if the city had entered the community transmission phase
Estimated 80,000 hospital beds would be required for those infected, said the deputy chief minister
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has called an all-party meeting later in the day to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the city
Sisodia will be participating in the place of CM Arvind Kejriwal, who will remain absent owing to ill-health
The 51-year-old chief minister, who is also a diabetic, was feeling unwell since Sunday afternoon
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the state government would implement all the relaxations permitted by the Centre
Maharashtra and Rajasthan turned out to be the outliers
Sisodia, who also holds the finance department charge, said the Delhi government requires Rs 3,500 crore per month to pay salaries to its employees and to meet other needs