Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has isolated himself by going into self-quarantine after developing a mild fever and sore throat and, is expected to take a coronavirus test on Tuesday. Mr. Kejriwal, 51, reportedly cancelled all his meetings on Monday as he has been unwell since Sunday afternoon. Reports state the Delhi CM has quaratined himself at his home and has not met anyone since then.

On Sunday, Mr. Kejriwal in a brief digital press conference spoke about a new policy to reserve beds in Delhi's hospitals. He addressed the issue after a rise in the number of complaints from coronavirus patients and those suspected to have been infected saying they were being denied beds in hospitals. He went on to declare that the hospitals being run by the state government and the private hospitals would reserve the beds only for Delhi's residents.

Mr. Kejriwal also stated that Delhi's borders would be reopened once again after being told to be sealed initially since they were of the "thinking that the hospitals will be flooded with people from other states". Over a 1,000 COVID-19 cases are being reported daily in Delhi in the past few days with the capital's total number of coronavirus cases currently standing at over 27,000.