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The Delhi government led by CM Arvind Kejriwal is planning to extend the weekend lockdown to weekdays
CM Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant General Anil Baijal will hold a meeting with senior government officers
Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily COVID-19 tally with 25,462 fresh cases
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant General Anil Baijal will hold a meeting with senior government officers on Monday (April 19) over the COVID-19 situation in the national capital.
According to the reports, the Delhi government led by CM Arvind Kejriwal is planning to extend the weekend lockdown to weekdays as the national capital is witnessing a huge surge in COVID-19 cases. It is also expected that CM Arvind Kejriwal may announce further restriction once the meeting gets over.
Impose 15-day lockdown in Delhi : CAIT to CM Kejriwal, LG Anil Baijal
Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General, CAIT said that Delhi s trade organisations are fully geared to supply essential commodities to people living in Delhi and are ready to assist the government in every possible way if a lockdown is announced
Joe C Mathew | April 18, 2021 | Updated 15:59 IST
CAIT bats for lockdown in Delhi
Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has asked Delhi LG Anil Baijal and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to impose a 15-day lockdown in the state to arrest the rapid growth of COVID-19 infections. Stating that Delhi is sitting on a COVID bomb with 25 per cent corona positivity rate, the traders body wanted strict measures of checking to be deployed at airports, railway stations, bus stands and all borders of Delhi to ensure that no COVID-19 affected person enters the state.
COVID-19 in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal to hold review meeting today; weekend lockdown begins in Delhi
Nodal Minister and Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, health minister Satyendar Jain and officials will be present during this meeting at 1pm on Saturday
BusinessToday.In | April 17, 2021 | Updated 11:54 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will convene a review meeting to discuss the exacerbating coronavirus situation in the national capital. Nodal Minister and Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, health minister Satyendar Jain and officials will be present during this meeting at 1pm on Saturday.
CMO Delhi tweeted, To monitor the current situation of corona in Delhi on a day-to-day basis, honorable CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal will convene a review meeting on COVID management along with the nodal minister, health minister and officials at 1pm today.