Delhi under complete lockdown for six days, from tonight till April 26
Complete lockdown in Delhi: The lockdown will come into force from 10 pm on Monday night (April 19) till 5 am next Monday (April 26), CM Arvind Kejriwal announced
- Apr 19, 2021,
- Updated Apr 19, 2021 12:35 PM IST
Delhi government has imposed a complete lockdown in Delhi from Monday night (April 19) till next Monday morning (April 26), in the wake of a record rise in COVID-19 cases. The six day lockdown in the national capital will come into force from 10 pm tonight till 5 am next Monday, CM Arvind Kejriwal announced.
Kejriwal made the formal announcement regarding the complete lockdown in Delhi following a meeting between Lieutenant Anil Baijal and CM Kejriwal on Monday (April 19) morning.
The national capital had on Sunday, April 18, registered the highest spike in its daily coronavirus tally with 25,462 new cases, along with a positivity rate of around 30%, meaning one in three samples being tested in Delhi is turning out to be positive.
Delhi has already imposed a complete night curfew in the city from 10 pm to 5 am till April 30 in a bid to check the spread of the coronavirus.
Kejriwal said the number of cases is rising every day in Delhi and restrictions were needed to check the spread of the virus.
Delhi government has imposed a complete lockdown in Delhi from Monday night (April 19) till next Monday morning (April 26), in the wake of a record rise in COVID-19 cases. The six day lockdown in the national capital will come into force from 10 pm tonight till 5 am next Monday, CM Arvind Kejriwal announced.
Kejriwal made the formal announcement regarding the complete lockdown in Delhi following a meeting between Lieutenant Anil Baijal and CM Kejriwal on Monday (April 19) morning.
The national capital had on Sunday, April 18, registered the highest spike in its daily coronavirus tally with 25,462 new cases, along with a positivity rate of around 30%, meaning one in three samples being tested in Delhi is turning out to be positive.
Delhi has already imposed a complete night curfew in the city from 10 pm to 5 am till April 30 in a bid to check the spread of the coronavirus.
Kejriwal said the number of cases is rising every day in Delhi and restrictions were needed to check the spread of the virus.