New Delhi:
Lockdown has been prolonged in Delhi for one more week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has stated, pointing to the Covid numbers which whereas on decline, is but to achieve beneath 5 per cent positivity charge. All the present restrictions will stay in place, together with the metro service which was shut final week.
“Now we have been witnessing good restoration following the lockdown. Coronavirus instances have been on a decline,” Mr Kejriwal advised reporters as we speak.
“We do not need to lose the acquire that we have now made in the previous couple of days. We’re extending the lockdown for yet one more week. As a substitute of tomorrow, lockdown is prolonged until subsequent Monday, 5 am in Delhi,” he added.
Whereas the positivity charge, which stood at 35 per cent in mid-April, has dropped to 11.32 per cent, medical doctors say this must be pulled down beneath 5 per cent.
Delhi had recorded 6,430 coronavirus instances on Saturday morning over a interval of 24 hours — the bottom since April 7. There have been 337 deaths in the identical interval. Medical specialists have attributed the drop to the lockdown.
“Within the final 24 hours, Delhi noticed 6,000 instances. Positivity charge has dropped to 10 per cent. Regularly, Delhi is coming again on observe. I hope the restoration might be higher subsequent week. Restrictions would be the identical as earlier than,” the Chief Minister stated as we speak.
This may be the fifth week of the lockdown imposed on the nationwide capital as Covid numbers skyrocketed in April, bringing the healthcare system on its knees. Hospitals needed to wrestle with out oxygen, beds and medicines and social media was flooded with misery messages from households of sufferers.
The general numbers within the nation has undergone a drop as nicely, with quite a few different states issuing restrictions.
With 3.11 lakh recent coronavirus infections, India noticed the bottom rise in each day COVID-19 instances after a niche of 25 days. The variety of fatalities rose to 2,70,284 with 4,077 new deaths in line with the well being ministry knowledge this morning.