Delhi Govt recommends ending weekend curfews, odd-even system in markets
New Delhi, January 21: Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Friday recommended the lifting of weekend curfew in the national capital in view of declining Covid-19 cases, said sources in the Kejriwal government.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sent a recommendation to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to end the weekend curfew. In the proposal, Kejriwal also asked to remove the odd-even system in the markets and to allow private offices to operate at 50 percent capacity, the sources added.
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Earlier in the month, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has decided to impose a curfew in Delhi on Saturdays and Sundays to curb the Covid-19 surge.
As many as 12,306 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in Delhi on Thursday with a test positivity rate of 21.48 percent.
Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the national capital was expected to record 10,500 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 17-18 percent.
Of the 43 fatalities recorded on Thursday, Covid-19 was the primary cause in only three, he said, adding that "the experts had said that Delhi will record 1 lakh cases daily, but we averted that danger. Will take a call on lifting more curbs within 3-4 days."
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