Delhi extends lockdown for a week till May 3
Delhi lockdown extended: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the lockdown will be extended till 5 am on May 3
BusinessToday.In | April 25, 2021 | Updated 12:40 IST
Delhi lockdown extended till May 3
Delhi government on Sunday announced that the lockdown that is currently in place will be extended by another week till May 3. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the lockdown will be extended till 5 am on May 3. We had imposed a 6-day lockdown in Delhi. The lockdown is being extended to next Monday till 5 am, said CM Kejriwal at a press conference. We have started a portal that will be updated every two hours by oxygen manufacturers, suppliers and hospitals for better management of oxygen supply. The Central and State teams are working together, said CM Kejriwal.
Lockdown in Delhi extended till May 3 as COVID-19 cases surge
The chief minister said the onslaught of coronavirus has not subsided even as the government had imposed six days lockdown as a last weapon in its arsenal.
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Family members wait to get their oxygen cylinders refilled as COVID cases rise in Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown in Delhi for another week, saying the severity of COVID-19 was unabated and positivity rate has been as high as 36 percent in the last few days.
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The national capital s health system is stretched although it has not collapsed yet, Mr. Kejriwal said.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference regarding the current wave of coronavirus in New Delhi on April 19, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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The national capital s health system is stretched although it has not collapsed yet, Mr. Kejriwal said. Appealing to people to stay at home during the six-day lockdown in Delhi amid the spiralling COVID-19 crisis, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the decision was taken in view of their health and safety.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday declared a six-day lockdown starting from 10 pm Monday till 6 am on April 26. (File photo: Reuters)
Updated: Apr 19, 2021, 03:44 PM IST
In the wake of the unabated resurgence of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday declared a six-day lockdown starting from 10 pm Monday till 6 am on April 26.
He made the announcement during a televised address in which he said the fourth wave of the pandemic in Delhi has brought healthcare services to the brink of collapse.