New Delhi: Delhi will be going into a six-day lockdown from 10 pm on Monday night to 5 am April 26, next Monday, the Chief Minister Arvind ...
New Delhi: Delhi will be going into a six-day lockdown from 10 pm on Monday night to 5 am April 26, next Monday, the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced.
"If we don't impose a lockdown now, we might
face a bigger calamity. The government will take full care of you. We took this
tough decision taking the situation into consideration," Arvind Kejriwal
said adding that "The six-day lockdown will help us arrange more beds and
supplies."
Kejriwal said ICU beds were almost over and oxygen levels were critically low in the city. He also appealed to the migrant workers not to leave Delhi.
All private offices will go back to Work From Home mode and only
government offices and essential services will be open. Grocers, shops selling
food and medicine and newspaper sellers will function. Banks, ATMs, insurance
offices will operate. Home deliveries and takeaways will also be allowed.
India has recorded 273,810 cases today.
Delhi is the worst hit city. On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in
Covid cases -- 25,462 -- and a positivity rate of nearly 30 per cent.
A weekend curfew was earlier
enforced in Delhi to "break the chain of transmission" but that didn’t
really help with the continuing violations in parts of the city.
Kejriwal
met the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal before announcing the lockdown.
Maharashtra Lockdown: Meanwhile the Uddhav Thackeray led government in Maharashtra is planning to go for a complete lockdown. The state Relief and Rehab Minister, Vijay Wadettiwar has said that the current restrictions are nor brining down cases. The CM will discuss with others and decide whether or not to implement a full lockdown. (Agencies)
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