No lockdown in Delhi ,says CM
Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that "No Lockdown" will be imposed in the capital but new restrictions will be announced soon. The AAP chief said that there is a need to remove criteria and scale up the Covid-19 vaccination process to curb the Covid-19 surge. He said that "If we have enough doses and the age bar is removed, we can vaccinate people within 2 -3months in Delhi. Currently, we have the vaccine for 7 to 10 days. We need to remove age criteria and scale-up vaccination There will be no lockdown. New restrictions will be imposed soon.
Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday, announced that "All the private schools in the capital will remain closed till further due to rise in Covid-19 cases" whereas on Friday Delhi recorded 8,521 new Covid-19 cases and it was the second-highest daily spike with 39 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, around 20 Doctors and 6 MBBS students at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)have tested positive for Covid-19.
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