A night curfew is likely to be announced in Delhi amid a surge in coronavirus cases, officials said.
This comes at a time when Delhi reported about 3,500 infections daily for the past two days with a positive rate of above 5 percent.
"A proposal for imposing night curfew is under consideration. The details are being discussed, including the time period of the curfew which could be from 10 pm to 5 am," a senior government official told PTI.
The proposal to this effect has been sent to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s office by top officials. The chief minister has not yet responded to the proposal.
Once the CM takes a call on it, it will be sent to L- G Anil Baijal for final approval, the report said.
Sources said, if implemented, the night curfew would be in force between 10 pm to 5 am. Essential services and emergency movement of vehicles will be allowed like in previous rounds of night curfew, they said.
Union government announced on April 5 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would meet chief ministers of all states for a review meeting later this week amid nationwide swelling COVID-19 outbreak
Before the PM’s meeting, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan will take a review meeting on April 6 with of representatives of 11 states where the outbreak is particularly high
Kejriwal has been insisting that lockdown cannot be a solution in the fight against the pandemic. The last time night curfew was imposed in Delhi was on December 31 and January 1 to tackle gatherings to usher in the new year.
Maharashtra, among the worst affected states, has already imposed a night curfew to contain the spread of the virus.