Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Covid-19 situation in the national capital should come under control in seven to 10

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Covid-19 situation in the national capital should come under control in seven to 10 days and that his government is taking several steps in this regard.

Kejriwal also said that pollution is the "biggest" reason behind the spike in coronavirus cases in the city.

Arvind Kejriwal

"Covid-19 cases have been increasing for the last few days. I am also concerned about it. We have been taking all appropriate measures to control it. We are considering taking more steps next week. I think the situation should come under control in 7 to 10 days and the cases should start decreasing," he said during a press conference.

"Pollution is biggest reason behind the spike in Covid-19 cases in Delhi. We had situation under control until October 20," the CM said.

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Citing a report, Kejriwal also said that the anti-stubble solution prepared by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, decomposed 70 to 95 per cent of crop residue in 24 villages in Delhi.

Delhi recorded 7,053 fresh Covid-19 cases in a day, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.67 lakh on Thursday, while 104 more fatalities in a same period, the highest in over five months, pushed the death toll to 7,332, authorities said.