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Delhi government has imposed a lockdown till next Monday only essential services will remain open. Private office goers will have to work from home. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Monday to discuss the Covid situation in the city.
A weekend curfew had already been imposed in the national capital which is witnessing a massive spurt in Covid cases.
Delhi on Sunday recorded the biggest jump in its daily COVID-19 tally with 25,462 fresh cases, while the positivity rate shot up to 29.74 per cent — meaning almost every third sample being tested in the city is turning out to be positive.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the city is facing an “acute shortage” of oxygen for COVID-19 patients and alleged that the quota of the city has been diverted to other states.
The Delhi government on Monday deployed two teams of officers to monitor procurement and supply of oxygen and the Remdesivir drug amid a shortage of both following an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases here.
More details awaited
