Covid-19 scare: Dine-in service in restaurants to be discontinued in Delhi
Coronavirus Delhi Update: Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the national capital, the dine-in service in Delhi restaurants is likely to be discontinued, the sources said on Monday.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its meeting, decided to only allow the take-away services in the restaurants, the sources added. Earlier, the eateries and bars in the national capital were allowed to run with 50 percent capacity to contain the spread of Covid-19.
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Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal chaired the meeting, which was held on Monday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, Health Minister Satyendar Jain, Revenue Minister Kailash Gehlot, Chief Secretary Vijay Dev and other health department officials were present during the meeting.
The DDMA in its previous meeting, held on Tuesday, had decided to impose a weekend curfew in Delhi to avoid people crowding the markets and public places.
The authorities also ordered the closure of schools, colleges, cinemas, and gyms besides putting various restrictions on the functioning of shops and public transport as a Yellow Alert was sounded under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
The night curfew has been imposed from 10 pm (earlier 11 pm) to 5 am in the national capital.
Delhi on Sunday logged 22,751 new Covid-19 cases, the state health department informed. The positivity rate for the day stands at 23.53 percent.
With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi has gone up to 15,49,730 including 60,733 active cases, the health department stated while giving an update. Also Read | Covid-19: No physical political rallies, roadshows allowed till Jan 15, says EC -PTC News
With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi has gone up to 15,49,730 including 60,733 active cases, the health department stated while giving an update.
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