Delhi lockdown extended by one more week, announces CM Kejriwal

Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today extended the lockdown by one more week. “We are extending the lockdown for one more week. Instead of tomorrow, lockdown is extended till next Monday, 5 am in Delhi,” Kejriwal said.

We have been witnessing good recovery following the lockdown. Coronavirus cases have been on a decline,”Mr KEjriwal told reporters today. “We don’t want to lose the gain that we have made in the last few days. We are extending the lockdown for one more week. Instead of tomorrow, lockdown is extended till next Monday, 5 am in Delhi,” he added.

On Saturday, Delhi recorded 6430 cases with 11 per cent positivity rate. The recovery was 11591 but the daily death number was still very high at 337. Till yesterday, the national capital had over 66000 active cases.