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New Delhi, June 5
The Delhi Metro will operate at 50 per cent capacity and markets and malls in the National Capital will open on an odd-even basis from June 7, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday as he announced further relaxations in lockdown.
He also said the Delhi government will set up two genome sequencing labs at the LNJP Hospital and the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences to determine the coronavirus variant that led to a surge in cases in the city.
The lockdown in Delhi, which was to end at 5 am on Monday, will be extended further but several relaxations will be allowed, Kejriwal said during an online briefing.
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Kejriwal said he chaired two different meetings with experts as well as officers who were working during the coronavirus situation.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced the setting up of a paediatric taskforce and two genome sequencing labs as well as a plan to ramp up oxygen capacity to prepare for a possible third Covid wave that could peak at 37,000 cases a day.
The government will also create a buffer stock of important medicines, Kejriwal said at an online briefing.
The two genome sequencing labs to identify variants of the virus attacking the city will come up at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital and the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), the chief minister said.
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Highlights
UP has announced relaxations of curfew in several districts
Rajasthan also began its unlock from June 2
New Delhi: With COVID-19 cases declining, Delhi and several other states will see further relaxation in lockdown, including reopening of markets and malls and resumption of metro services.
Delhi will continue its unlocking process from June 7 while Maharashtra will implement a five-level plan to ease curbs based on weekly positivity rate and occupancy of oxygen beds in districts.
Even as the COVID situation has relatively improved in most of the northern and western states, southern and eastern parts of the country are still reporting a high number of cases.