Six-day lockdown in Delhi: What is allowed, what is not
"If 25,000 patients come every day, then the system will crumble. There's a shortage of ICU beds," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said justifying the decision to impose the lockdown.
FollowA weeklong lockdown will be imposed in Delhi from tonight, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced.
The 6-day lockdown will begin at 10 pm on April 19. The decision was taken after Lt Governor Anil Baijal and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting to review the Covid situation in the national capital.
Announcing the lockdown in Delhi, CM Kejriwal said: "In the last 24 hours, around 23,500 new Covid cases have been reported. In the last 3-4 days, around 25,000 cases have been reported daily. Positivity rate and infection have also increased. If 25,000 patients come every day, then the system will crumble. There's a shortage of ICU beds."
Kejriwal said he still believed that lockdown is not the best solution and that even it can slow down the pandemic, it cannot end it.
Here's a list of what is allowed and what is not
What's allowed:
* Shops dealing with fruits, vegetables, groceries and dairy products.
* Banks, insurance offices and ATMs
* Pharmaceuticals, opticians and chemists
* Telecommunications, Internet and cable services
* Delivery of essential goods through e-commerce
* Petrol pumps, LPG, CNG stations
* Water and power services, transmission and distribution units
* Cold storage and warehousing services
* Private security services
* Units manufacturing essential commodities
* Food delivery, take away from restaurants and eateries
* Production units requiring continuous process
* Religious places
* Inter-state and Intra-state movement of essential goods
* Students appearing for exams (must show valid admit card)
* Persons going for Covid test or vaccination
* Medical, media, legal, foreign mission staff professionals exempted (must show valid ID card)
* People coming from or going to airports / Railway stations / inter-state bus terminals
* Public transport at 50 per cent capacity
* International sporting events without spectators in stadiums.
What's not allowed:
* Movement of people
* Social, political, religious, academic and cultural gatherings
* Private offices and establishments
* Shops, shopping centres, malls and weekly markets
* Manufacturing units
* Educational and coaching institutes
* Cinema halls and theatres
* Restaurants and bars
* Amusement parks, water parks, public parks and gardens
* Barbershops, saloons, spas, swimming pools.
* Construction activities
