Delhi News Live: Night curfew from today; yellow alert likely due to increasing Covid-19 cases
Delhi live news: In view of the increasing number of cases due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Delhi government has announced a night curfew between 11 pm and 5 am which will be in effect from Monday. DDMA in its order said, all government officials health professionals, transport officials, and others engaged in emergency work and essential service are exempted and will be allowed to travel during the curfew period with valid proof of ID card and document.
Delhi on Sunday reported the highest daily Covid-19 cases since June 10 with 290 fresh cases and zero deaths reported, according to the city’s health department. The positivity rate climbed up to 0.55 percent.
According to the Graded Response Action Plan devised in July and August this year, a yellow alert may be imposed in the capital. The yellow alert is implemented under either of the three conditions — positivity rate is over 0.5% for two consecutive days, 1,500 cases are recorded in a week, or average occupancy of oxygen beds is 500 for a week. So far, Lok Nayak Hospital has admitted 68 Omicron patients, of whom 40 have been discharged.
