The Delhi Government, led by the Aam Aadmi. Party (AAP) announced a night curfew in the National Capital. On the 19th of April, Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, imposed a complete curfew from today till Monday, the 26th of April.
The decision was taken by the AAP Government in the wake of the rising number of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 cases. The National Capital of India reported the COVID-19 positivity rate at 30%, making it the worst affected region after Maharashtra.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory (UT) surged COVID-19 cases in Mumbai. The region of Delhi is reporting everyday cases above 25,000. Until now, the curfew was limited to nights only and lockdown was imposed on weekends.
However, with the recent highest single day cases of COVID-19 (25,462) the AAP issued orders of curfew from midnight today till 5:00 A.M., of the 26th of April. The decision of the complete curfew would help to curb the rapid spread of the virus in Delhi. According to sources, more curbs, including weekday curfews, are likely to be announced in Delhi post a meeting between Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. The meeting started at 11:00 A.M., to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Delhi and is still underway.
Meanwhile, the AAP President Arvind Kejriwal also wrote to Union Minister for Indian Railways Piyush Goyal demanding oxygen supply to the National Capital. He also informed Mr. Piyush Goyal and said, oxygen meant for Delhi is being diverted to other states.
In Delhi, as of now, there are a total of 74,941 active cases and the death toll jumped to 12,121.
Stay tuned for further updates.
