Survey: 75% Delhi residents want lockdown extended

A LocalCircles survey, which collected over 32000 responses from residents in 11 districts of Delhi, found that 75% of the people are in favour of extending the lockdown.

<p>With the medical infrastructure in Delhi struggling to cope with the barrage of Covid-19 patients arriving for treatment, a new survey has revealed that many in the national capital believe that an extended period of lockdown is the best way forward.<br />&nbsp;</p><p>A LocalCircles survey, which collected over 32000 responses from residents in 11 districts of Delhi, found that 75% of the people are in favour of extending the lockdown.</p>

With the medical infrastructure in Delhi struggling to cope with the barrage of Covid-19 patients arriving for treatment, a new survey has revealed that many in the national capital believe that an extended period of lockdown is the best way forward.

A LocalCircles survey, which collected over 32000 responses from residents in 11 districts of Delhi, found that 75% of the people are in favour of extending the lockdown.

<p>Of these, 31% of respondents wanted the lockdown to be extended for three weeks while 29% sought a two-week lockdown and the remaining 15% were okay with extending the strict restrictions by a week.<br />&nbsp;</p><p>Interestingly, the number of people seeking extended lockdown in the city has increased by almost 5 times in the last month.<br />&nbsp;</p><p>The survey comes at a time when the Covid positivity rate in the national capital has reached 32.69%. In the last 24 hours alone, Delhi reported 27,047 new Covid cases, 375 deaths and 25,288 recoveries.&nbsp;The number of active cases in the city stands at 99,361.</p>

Of these, 31% of respondents wanted the lockdown to be extended for three weeks while 29% sought a two-week lockdown and the remaining 15% were okay with extending the strict restrictions by a week.

Interestingly, the number of people seeking extended lockdown in the city has increased by almost 5 times in the last month.

The survey comes at a time when the Covid positivity rate in the national capital has reached 32.69%. In the last 24 hours alone, Delhi reported 27,047 new Covid cases, 375 deaths and 25,288 recoveries. The number of active cases in the city stands at 99,361.

<p>When asked about the kind of services they think that should be permitted during lockdown or curfew, 84% of Delhi residents wanted home delivery of goods. While 43% of respondents sought home delivery of items like grocery and medicines another 41% wanted home delivery of all goods.<br />&nbsp;</p><p>Out of the 5,801 responses received for this question, 13% of people said physical retail stores should be opened in shifts to provide for in-person shopping.<br />&nbsp;</p><p><strong>NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitize, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona.</strong></p>

When asked about the kind of services they think that should be permitted during lockdown or curfew, 84% of Delhi residents wanted home delivery of goods. While 43% of respondents sought home delivery of items like grocery and medicines another 41% wanted home delivery of all goods.

Out of the 5,801 responses received for this question, 13% of people said physical retail stores should be opened in shifts to provide for in-person shopping.

NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitize, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona.