According to experts, the high positivity rate is because of low testing numbers. The positivity rate is considered a mark of how fast the disease is spreading through the community.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the weekend curfew and preemptive restrictions helped in curbing the spread of Covid-19 in the national capital.
According to the Centre's new guidelines, asymptomatic patients do not need to undergo a test. Also, contacts of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients do not require a test unless they have comorbidities or are aged above 60.
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Delhi govt makes 14-day home quarantine mandatory for Kumbh returnees
The Delhi government has issued an order making it mandatory for all residents of Delhi who visit the Kumbh in Haridwar to quarantine themselves at home for fourteen days on return. Anyone who violates the order will face legal action. An order issued by Chief Secretary Vijay Dev states, All those residents of Delhi, who have visited or are going to visit Kumbh, will be required to compulsory home quarantine themselves for 14 days on arrival to Delhi. Residents of Delhi who visited the Kumbh Mela between April 4 and April 17 are required to upload their details on a link provided on the Delhi government website within 24 hours, he added in an official letter.