Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday informed that lockdown in the national capital has been extended by one more week till next Monday. The national capital has been under a lockdown since April 19 in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic. Delhi has been recovering at a good speed. The number of cases are on steady decline. But I do not want to lose the gains that we have achieved in the last few days. That is why we are extending the lockdown till 5 am on next Monday instead of ending it tomorrow, Kejriwal told reporters here.
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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. Earlier on April 26, the Chief Minister had extended the week-long lockdown in the national capital till May 3. The national capital has been witnessing a massive surge in the number of Covid-19 cases since the past few weeks. As per the data received on Saturday morning, the city recorded over 27,000 new cases and 375 deaths in the past 24 hours - the 13th straight day when Delhi reported more than 20,000 cases a day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Friday amid rising cases of coronavirus in the country. The meeting of the council of ministers is the first in the aftermath of the second wave of COVID-19 in the country. Sources said the pandemic and the response of the government is likely to be discussed in the virtual meet. The ongoing vaccination drive, which will now open for those in the 18-45 age group from May 1, could also be discussed. Prime Minister Modi has held several rounds of meetings with chief ministers and top government officials to deliberate on the COVID-19 situation.
The Delhi government is making efforts to airlift its enhanced quota of oxygen supply from Odisha, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Thursday, as several city hospitals reported shortage of oxygen amid rising cases of coronavirus. Kejriwal thanked the Centre and the High Court for their efforts towards raising Delhi s oxygen quota for treating COVID 19 patients, and said the supplies have started reaching the national capital. He said a major chunk of the freshly allotted quota of oxygen to Delhi comes from Odisha, which is hundreds of kilometres away, and the Delhi government is planning to airlift it to save time at this critical juncture in the fight against coronavirus.