Delhi reported fresh 13,500 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, which the highest since the pandemic broke out. With the surge in COVID numbers, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged the central government to cancel the CBSE board exams which is all set to take place in the first week of May.
“In the last 24 hours, the city saw a surge of 13,500 fresh Covid cases. At the peak of the third Covid wave in November, Delhi had seen the biggest single-day surge of 8,500 cases. The fourth wave, as we all know, is much more dangerous. Youth and children are getting affected amid the fourth wave,” Arvind Kejriwal said during a video address this afternoon.
“I urge all of you to step out of homes only if absolutely necessary,” he added, urging all those above 45 years of age to get vaccinated.
Talking about the board exams, the Chief Minister has stated that, “Six lakh students in the city will appear for board exams. 1 lakh teachers will be on duty. Conducting board exams can lead to largescale spread of coronavirus… alternative methods of assessment can be explored. Students can be promoted on basis of either online exams or internal assessment. The board exams should be cancelled,” he said.
The alarming surge in the COVID infection has taken a new shape in the entire country many states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are on the merger of going back to lockdown. But the central government is still quiet in all these things central leaders are continuously taking part in various rallies in the poll-bound states and the religious Maha Kumbh is also been celebrated in Haridwar where hundreds of Sanths, Sadhus, and devotees have tested positive for the virus.
