Delhi government has imposed night curfew with immediate effect, news agency ANI tweeted. The night curfew will be in place from 10 pm to 5 am till 30 April. This is done in the wake of COVID-19 situation.
Night curfew imposed in Delhi from 10 pm to 5 am with immediate effect till 30th April, in the wake of #COVID19 situation: Delhi Government
Earlier, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases, the state government was mulling to impose night curfew in the national capital .”A proposal for imposing night curfew is under consideration. The details are being discussed, including the time period of the curfew which could be from 10 pm to 5 am,” a senior government official had told PTI.
Delhi CM writes to PM Modi to lift age criterion for getting inoculated
Arvind Kejriwal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to relax the norms for opening vaccination centres and lift the age criterion for getting inoculated. He reiterated that the Delhi government can vaccinate all the residents of the city within three months if the necessary permissions are granted by the Centre.
Fourth wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi: Satyendar Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said as the city is reeling under the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, testing capacity has been ramped up and micro-containment zones being set up in areas where two or more cases are getting reported.
Health experts and doctors have attributed this “sudden rise” in cases to people turning complacent, not following COVID-appropriate behaviour.
Delhi vaccination drive
To increase vaccination coverage, the Delhi government has ordered that one-third of inoculation sites at its hospitals run round-the-clock. It also directed government as well as private hospitals to increase the number of beds reserved for coronavirus patients.
The national capital recorded over 3,500 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours.
India Covid-19 tally
Meanwhile, India today reported more than 90,000 coronavirus infections for the third consecutive day taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the latest updates from Union Health Ministry data. A total of 96,982 cases have been reported in past 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,65,547 with 446 daily new fatalities.
Night curfew in other states
Apart from Delhi, several other states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Gujarat and Punjab have imposed night curfew to check the surge in Covid-19 cases. With Thanks – Mint
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