Lockdown extended in Delhi with stricter rules, no metro services from Monday
The lockdown has been further extended in Delhi. This was announced by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday. The lockdown is to stay for one more week.
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Kejriwal said though situation has improved in Delhi, he warned against any “leniency”, saying the restrictions need to be extended.
It was on April 19 when the lockdown was first imposed in Delhi to combat Covid second wave after cases surfaced in large numbers.
Later it was extended on April 25 and again on May 1.
Addressing a virtual Press conference, Kejriwal also announced that metro services will remain suspended during the period.
“In the wake of revised guidelines issued today by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi, on extension of Curfew in Delhi for the containment of Covid-19, the Delhi Metro services on all its Lines shall also remain suspended for passenger/essential services from 10 am till 5:00 am of 17 May,” tweeted Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
“The Delhi government had been forced to impose lockdown amid a steep rise in Covid-19 cases on April 20. Although, the cases have come down and the positivity rate has reduced from 35 per cent on April 26 to around 23 per cent now, strictness is needed,” said Kejriwal.
According to Delhi Health Bulletin (May 8) positive cases in Delhi reported in the last 24 hours were 17,364, positivity rate 23.34 per cent, deaths 332, test conducted 74,384 and 20,160 recovered, discharged, migrated.
