Delhi Govt recommends ending weekend curfews, odd-even system in markets

New Delhi, January 21: Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Friday recommended the lifting of weekend curfew in the national capital in view of declining Covid-19 cases, said sources in the Kejriwal government. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sent a recommendation to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to end the weekend curfew. In the proposal, Kejriwal also asked to remove the odd-even system in the markets and to allow private offices to operate at 50 percent capacity, the sources added. Also Read | People should learn to live with Covid-19: Top infectious disease expert Earlier in the month, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has decided to impose a curfew in Delhi on Saturdays and Sundays to curb the Covid-19 surge. As many as 12,306 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in Delhi on Thursday with a test positivity rate of 21.48 percent. Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the national capital was expected to record 10,500 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 17-18 percent. Of the 43 fatalities recorded on Thursday, Covid-19 was the primary cause in only three, he said, adding that "the experts had said that Delhi will record 1 lakh cases daily, but we averted that danger. Will take a call on lifting more curbs within 3-4 days."

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The #Delhi government is likely to withdraw the weekend curfew and an odd-even system of opening shops as the #COVID19 positivity rate in the national capital has registered a dip, according to an official. #Omicron

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- IANS (@IANS) 21 Jan 2022

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