Delhi will be under complete curfew from tonight to next Monday morning amid a record rise in coronavirus cases that has severely strained the city’s resources and health infrastructure.
All private offices will Work From Home and only government offices and essential services will be open, sources say.
On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily Covid tally with 25,462 fresh cases and a positivity rate of nearly 30 per cent, which means almost every third sample being tested in the city is turning out positive.
CM Kejriwal had on April 15 announced sweeping restrictions in Delhi, including a weekend curfew and the closure of malls, gymnasiums, spas, and auditoriums, in a bid to break the chain of the COVID-19 infection in the national capital.
He also said there is no shortage of hospital beds in Delhi and over 5,000 are still available for COVID patients.
Kejriwal said the reason behind imposing a weekend curfew was that over the weekend, people often indulged in recreation and other such activities that could be “curtailed” and “curbed” without much inconvenience to them.
