Delhi Government Launches WhatsApp Helpline To Enquire About COVID-19, Food Shelters

The Delhi government has launched a dedicated WhatsApp helpline number - 8800007722 - for people to enquire about coronavirus, food banks, shelters among others, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The helpline will act as central source information that will provide accurate and trustworthy updates on COVID-19. To use this free helpline number on WhatsApp, one needs to save the number on his smartphone and then simply send a message ‘Hi’ to get started.

Kejriwal also announced that the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi has risen to 384, including 259 who were evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz.

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In the last 24 hours, 91 new cases were reported in the national capital and one more person evacuated from the Markaz died due to coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths in the city to five, he said.

Of the 384 cases, 58 had recent foreign travel history and 38 contracted the virus after coming in contact with them, he added.

Kejriwal said community spread of the virus is not taking place in Delhi yet and there is no need to panic as the situation is under control.

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The government has made preparations if the virus starts spreading among people, he said.

Meanwhile, Kejriwal, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, and experts will interact with students and answer their queries related to the virus at 3 pm on Saturday.