New Delhi, June 29 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said there was no community transmission of the novel coronavirus in Delhi, and said the Centre was coordinating with the state on managing the outbreak.

In an interview to ANI, Shah also said remarks made by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in early June about the national capital reaching 5.5 lakh Covid-19 cases by the end of July had created "fear" among people and he expressed confidence that the stage will not be reached. He said the Government had already planned in providing 30,000 Covid-19 beds by end of June in Delhi.

Shah said the Centre has taken several steps to ramp up infrastructure and health facilities in Delhi in order to contain the spread of novel...