Health Minister Anil Vij blames Delhi for COVID spread in Haryana
The Hindu
‘Half of the around 9,000 cases are from border districts’
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Sunday blamed the high COVID infection rate in three districts of the State adjoining Delhi on the “uncontrolled” rise in cases in the national capital.
He said Haryana was adversely affected due to its vicinity to Delhi, but there was no need to panic.
According to Mr. Vij, more than half of the around 9,000 new COVID cases in Haryana were from Gurugram, Faridabad and Sonipat districts put together. He, however, added that the State had adequate resources, including medicines and equipment, to deal with the surge.
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