Delhi CM Kejriwal May Announce Weekend Curfew, National Capital To Witness Stricter Restrictions: Sources

Delhi Coronavirus Lockdown News: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is holding a key meeting with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today to discuss the city’s Covid-19 situation. The meeting comes a day after Delhi reported 17,282 fresh cases, the highest single-day spike the national Capital has seen so far.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (File Photo)

The country is facing a grim situation as the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a huge surge of infections and shortage of beds and oxygen has led to the loss of loved ones. The situation is gruesome even in the national capital as it reported as many as 17,282 and 104 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Keeping in view of the crisis, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is holding a review meeting with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.

Delhi Lockdown News: CM Kejriwal Announces Weekend Curfew To Break The Chain

According to sources, CM Kejriwal will hold a press conference at 1pm and will likely announce a weekend shutdown. Delhi may go under a weekend curfew with stricter guidelines as Delhi’s positivity rate has also spiked to 15.92 %, a sharp rise from 13.14 % on Tuesday.

 The number of daily Covid deaths has also been increasing in Delhi, with 104 deaths recorded on Wednesday alone.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday termed the Covid-19 situation in Delhi as “worrisome” and issued a stark warning asking people to step out of their homes only if it is urgent.

With a sharp rise in deaths due to the latest surge in Covid-19, crematoriums and burial grounds in the city are struggling to manage resources.

On Wednesday, health minister Satyendar Jain said that the Covid-19 cases are rising very rapidly every single day, and “there is no slow down” in the spread of the pandemic in the national capital.

Meanwhile, the number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 2 lakh infections being reported in a day, while the active cases surpassed the 14- lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

A total of 2,00,739 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,73,123 with 1,038 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 3, 2020, the data updated at 8 am showed.