Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced that process to lift the city's month-long Covid-19 induced lockdown will start from May 31. "At a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Friday, it was decided that the lockdown be lifted gradually. In the process, we have to take care of the lowest strata first . daily wagers, labourers, migrant workers," he
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Delhi records 1,141 coronavirus cases, 139 deaths; positivity rate 1.59%
Delhi recorded as many as 1,141 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.23 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 23,951. As many as 139 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
This is the third consecutive day when the daily cases count have stood below the 1500-mark. The COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital stood at 1.59 per cent.
On Thursday, 1,072 cases and 117 deaths were recorded, while the positivity rate had dipped to 1.53 per cent.
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image captionThe capital has been in a lockdown since 19 April
India s capital Delhi is set to gradually end its weeks-long lockdown as the number of new Covid cases continue to drop.
From Monday, factories will be allowed to operate and construction activities will also resume.
The city saw peaks of 25,000 cases in April but it s been reporting less than 1,500 daily cases in the past few days.
But officials warned that the pandemic was not over yet and urged people to keep following safety protocols.
The announcement comes after the city witnessed a devastating second wave. People struggled to get hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. Many died without getting proper treatment and oxygen. The city s crematoriums also ran out of space.
Synopsis After facing so many problems, we have gained control over the 2nd wave somehow. This doesn t mean the fight has ended.The situation is under control for now. In the last 24 hours, the positivity rate stood at around 1.5 per cent.
Deserted look of Connaught place during lockdown.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Delhi has somehow gained control over the second wave of COVID-19 and the city will now start the process of lifting the lockdown gradually.
He, however, said the fight against the virus has not ended. At a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Friday, it was decided that the lockdown be lifted gradually. In the process, we have to take care of the lowest strata first . daily wagers, labourers, migrant workers, he said.