Night curfew imposed in Delhi till April 30 amid rising coronavirus cases

Night curfew imposed in Delhi till April 30 amid rising coronavirus cases
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Friday said that Delhi was undergoing the fourth wave of COVID-19 but a lockdown was not being considered yet.

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The Delhi government has imposed a night curfew, from 10 pm to 5 am till April 30, in view of rising coronavirus cases.

The rules are applicable for the movement of people and goods & services that do not fall under essential services.

The Delhi government also issued an order on Monday asking all government hospitals to run one-third of the sites located in them (2 of 6 in each hospital) 24 hours for those who don’t have time to be inoculated in the day.

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Buses, metro, autos, taxis and other modes of public transport will be allowed to ferry only those who are exempt from night curfew.

Kejriwal had on Friday said that Delhi was undergoing the fourth wave of COVID-19 but a lockdown was not being considered yet.

"As per the current situation, we are not considering imposing a lockdown. We are closely monitoring the situation and such a decision will only be taken after due public consultation," the chief minister had said in a press briefing.

As per the Delhi government health bulletin on Monday, a total of 3,548 fresh cases of COVID-19 infection and 15 deaths were reported within the last 24 hours, taking its overall tally to 6,79,962, while its test positivity rate stood at 5.54 per cent, according to the health bulletin released by the Delhi government.

This was the fourth consecutive day that Delhi reported more than 3,500 new cases.

On Sunday, the national capital had reported 4,033 new cases, the highest single-day tally in 2021.

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