Covid-19: Lockdown in Delhi extended till May 31

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal extended the ongoing lockdown in the national capital by another week, a decision he said has been taken after consulting with citizens and other stakeholders.


He said that the process of unlock will start from May 31 in a phased manner if the number of Covid cases continued to decrease.

In the past 24 hours, Delhi recorded around 1,600 positive cases. Positivity rate went further down to below 2.5 per cent, Kejriwal said.



"I consulted many people and the general opinion favoured lockdown extension for one week. So, Delhi government has decided that lockdown will be extended to 5am on May 31," he said.

The lockdown is required so that the gains made after much struggle are not lost, he said.

The CM added that he was in talks with vaccine manufacturers to ensure that the vaccine was available in Delhi, and asserted his government was ready to spend any amount for it.

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