DDMA eases Covid-19 curbs!
New Delhi: Amid a decline in the number of Coronavirus cases in the national capital, on Thursday, (27 January 2022) the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) lifted the weekend curfew and odd-even rule for shops in the city. However, the night curfew will remain in place in Delhi.
The DDMA has increased the number of people who can attend wedding festivals in the national capital to 200 now. The bars and restaurants can operate with 50 per cent of seating capacity. Cinema hall, theatres can also reopen with 50 percent capacity from today.
Delhi’s apex Covid-19 management body meeting was chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal at 12:30 pm today. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also there in the meeting.
Additionally, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain today asserted that the COVID-19 situation in the national capital is in control and said that Delhi reported less than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases today.
Earlier, DDMA decided to impose a curfew in Delhi on weekends to curb the COVID-19 surge.
Last Friday, the Delhi government had proposed lifting the weekend curfew and ending the odd-even scheme for opening shops in the city as the Covid-19 situation improved but Lieutenant Governor Baijal suggested maintaining the status quo on the restrictions till the situation improved further.
The LG office, however, had approved the government’s proposal to allow private offices to function with 50 percent staff strength.
Meanwhile, the state government on Wednesday said, Delhi reported 7,498 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours. As per the bulletin provided by the Health Department, the positivity rate for the day has gone to 10.59 per cent. A total number of 70,804 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
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