The national capital imposed a night curfew from 11pm till 5 am which will come into effect from Monday. Delhi has witnessed a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the last few days.
On Sunday, Delhi reported 290 fresh coronavirus cases and one fatality, while the positivity rate rose to 0.55 percent, according to data shared by the Delhi Government’s health department .
The state’s cumulative tally mounted to 14,43,352 while the death toll rose to 25,105. The number of active cases stands at 1,103, of which 583 patients are in home isolation.
Night curfews have also been imposed by neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana amid rise in Covid-19 cases.
According to Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)’s four-stage Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), a ‘yellow alert’ will be sounded if the positivity rates remains over 0.5 percent for more than two days.
If the yellow alert comes into effect, restaurants and bars will be forced to operate at 50 percent of their total capacity, shops selling non-essential items would be allowed to remain open only till 8 pm, and cinema halls and theatres would be asked to shut down. This is in accordance to the GRAP which was approved by DDMA in July amid fears of a likely third wave.
In a communique to states and Union territories on December 21, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked the respective governments to remain “proactive” and consider imposing curbs in areas which witness a surge in positivity rate.”Omicron is at least three times more transmissible than Delta,” the health secretary said, adding, “The decision making at the State/UT and district level must be very prompt and focused and take containment measures and restrictions even before these thresholds are reached.”
