Delhi Government has confirmed the prevalence of Superbug in the hospitals of Delhi. The bug has been found in the range of 0.04 per cent to 0.08 per cent. The Government, however, claims that the situation is not alarming and is under control. The Minister also informed that Union Government has come out with the National Policy on Antibiotics and all hospitals under Delhi Government will have an Infection Control Committee in place. In an emergency meeting called by Delhi Health Minster AK Walia, Dean of Maulana Azad Medical College AK Agarwal, Medical Superintendent of Lok Nayak Hospital Richa Dewan, senior doctor from Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, a team of experts from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Additional Director, National Institute of Communicable Disease (NICD) and senior officers from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) were present. In a random test conducted in ICUs of various hospitals of Delhi by the Delhi Government, the prevalence of NDM1 (New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactama) virus was found in the Government hospitals. The test was conducted at the ICUs of RML Hospital, Lady Harding Hospital, Chacha Nehru Bal Chiktsalaya and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. Trying to downplayed the threat of infection, Walia said, “It was found in the range of 0.04 per cent to 0.08 per cent, which cannot be stated as alarming.” The minister also directed all Delhi government run hospitals to ensure rational use of antibiotics and take effective measures to curtail the virus. “We need to ensure rational use of antibiotics and restrict the use of the third and fourth generation antibiotics,” he added. After traces of superbug were found a private hospital in Delhi, the Minister has asked all the Government hospitals to put an Infection Control Committee in place. A separate supervisory committee is being set up to suggest measures to deal with the situation. Walia also informed that the Union Government has come out with National Policy on Antibiotics to monitor and control the use of antibiotics. Walia, however, assured that the no ‘superbug’ has been found in the water and the sewerage of Delhi and that water in Delhi is absolutely safe. In the meeting, it was also noted that the NDM1 virus has been found in countries across the world, including countries of South East Asia and Eastern Europe and that India was not an isolated case.