Centre, Delhi govt to fight Covid-19 together: Kejriwal after meeting with Shah

PTI Updated - June 14, 2020 at 05:27 PM.

Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal, Lt Governor Anil Baijal, Dy CM Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyender Jain leave North Block after attending a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the COVID-19 situation, in New Delhi

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Centre and the Delhi government will fight COVID-19 together in the national capital, which has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases.

The chief minister said a high-level meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Delhi was “extremely productive“.

“Extremely productive meeting betn Del govt and Central govt. Many key decisions taken. We will fight against corona together,” Kejriwal tweeted after the meeting.

The meeting, also attended by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Lt Governor Anil Baijal, comes in the wake of increasing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, where the tally has reached nearly 39,000 and over 1,200 people have died.

Published on June 14, 2020 08:34