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COVID-19: Delhi lockdown extended for a week, says CM Kejriwal
Lockdown in Delhi has been further extended by a week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. We are extending the lockdown by one more week in Delhi, the chief minister said today. Delhi recorded 6,430 new COVID-19 cases and 337 more fatalities on Saturday while the positivity rate dipped to 11.32 per cent, authorities said. The national capital had recorded 8,506 new cases on Friday and a positivity rate of 12.40 per cent.
As many as 289 more patients had succumbed to the disease on Friday, according to a health bulletin.
Meanwhile, doctors at leading government and private hospitals in Delhi said there is a relative fall in the number of cases and still a long way to go before the daily count falls below the 2,000-mark, as it was a few months earlier.
Delhi lockdown: Metro services to remain suspended? Latest update here
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended the lockdown by one more week.
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Updated: May 16, 2021, 08:13 PM IST
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday extended the suspension of its services till further notice in wake of the Delhi government s order of extension of lockdown in the city for another week (till May 24).
The DMRC did not share any particular time frame for the suspension of services, in place since May 9, to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the wake of extension of curfew in Delhi for the containment of Covid-19 by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi, the Delhi Metro services on all its lines shall also remain suspended till further notice. Any change in services will be notified, the DMRC tweeted.
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Total lockdown extended in Delhi till May 17, metro services closed - What s open, what s shut
Delhi Chief MInister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (May 9) decided to extend lockdown in the national capital till May 17.
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Updated: May 9, 2021, 01:17 PM IST
Amid the rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Chief MInister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (May 9) decided to extend lockdown in the national capital till 5 AM, May 17 (Monday).
The chief minister also announced that Delhi Metro services will remain suspended during this period. CM Kejriwal said that lockdown has helped in controlling the spread of coronavirus in Delhi. In the last 2-3 days, the positivity rate has come down to 23% from 35%, he said.
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Delhi lockdown extended till May 17
The ongoing lockdown in Delhi will be extended for another week up to May 17 morning and Metro train services will be halted during the period, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. He said although COVID-19 cases have come down in the last few days, any slackness would squander the gains achieved so far in the current wave of the pandemic. The Delhi government had been forced to impose lockdown amid a steep rise in COVID-19 cases on April 20.Â
Although the cases have come down and the positivity rate has reduced from the high of 35 per cent on April 26 to around 23 per cent now, but strictness is needed, he said.
Lockdown in Delhi extended by one week, announces Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
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Last Updated: May 01, 2021, 06:56 PM IST
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The ongoing lockdown that was scheduled to conclude at 5 am on May 3, now stands extended for another week.
Agencies Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week, Kejriwal said in a tweet.
Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown in the national capital by another week. Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week, Kejriwal said in a tweet. The ongoing lockdown that was scheduled to conclude at 5 am on May 3, now stands extended for another week.