Covid was incidental. Earlier it was reported that from 9-15 April, the capital saw a total of 24 Covid related deaths which was highest in India.
He said, "In most of these cases, patients had serious illnesses for a long time and Covid was incidental. But, any death is unfortunate, and it should not happen".
When asked if any special arrangements are being considered for schools and children in view of the Covid cases, the minister said, no such step was being planned as of now. "We are telling teachers that if students have cough and cold, those children should be advised to take rest.
We will appeal to parents to not send their children to school if they have such symptoms," he said. On the Delhi government's preparedness to fight the Covid pandemic, Bharadwaj said, "We have all our arrangements in place, including Covid beds, oxygen beds, ICU beds, oxygen supply and others." Meanwhile, some top government experts monitoring the Covid situation in the country has said that the cases may start dropping to 1,000-2,000 per day starting 15 May.