Gyms and banquet halls were closed on April 19 when Delhi was facing the brutal second wave of COVID-19. In the second week of May, weddings were permitted at home and in courts with not more than 20 people in attendance
The capital on Friday recorded four more Covid deaths and 115 new cases, while the positivity rate stood at 0.15%. The new fatalities pushed the toll due to the infection to 24,952. The total tally is around 14.33 lakh. With hapless commuters compelled to wait for nearly an hour on average to enter the busy Metro stations during peak hours these days, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has requested Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to allow standing passengers in its trains, sources said. On Thursday, the capital saw 1,56,636 vaccine doses being administered against Covid-19, the highest since the inoculation drive began. Out of those vaccinated, more than 1.25 lakh beneficiaries were in the 18-44 years age group, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi said. Stay with TOI for more updates:
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All standalone shops, markets and malls would be allowed to open between 10am and 8pm from Monday and restaurants would be able to open their doors again after 55 days with 50% seating capacity. With Covid-19 cases on the wane, weekly markets too have been allowed after eight weeks but only one market will open in one zone on a day, the CM said. Educational institutions, cinemas, gyms, spas, banquet halls, public parks and gardens, amusement parks, sports complexes, swimming pools etc., however, have not been allowed to open in an order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday. Stay with TOI for more updates:Read Less
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had last week announced the reopening of markets, malls and Delhi Metro services among other relaxations, saying that more activities would be allowed if the Covid situation continued to improve in the city
Lockdown in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal to make BIG announcements today; salons, spas, weekly markets may reopen - On May 31, CM Kejriwal had announced phased reopening of Delhi had allowed the resumption of construction and manufacturing activities,