Delhi imposes two-night curfew on New Year’s eve — no celebrations allowed at public places
Dec 31, 2020, 09:54 IST
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has imposed a two-night curfew from 11 pm to 6 am in the Union Territory starting today (December 31) until January 2.
The authorities have banned gathering more than five persons at any public place. And no new year celebration events or gatherings are allowed at public places during this period — from 11 pm to 6 am on both days.
However, there will be no restriction on interstate movement of people and goods during night curfew in Delhi, the chief secretary said in the order.
The Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday the new strain of the coronavirus, which was found in the UK, has so far been detected in eight samples at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi.
Official sources told PTI that among the eight people was the woman who left Delhi and travelled to Andhra Pradesh last week by train. The remaining seven are in quarantine at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) in the national capital.
This came after the central government had asked the state authorities to impose a series of restrictions and tone down the celebrations after at least 22 cases of new mutant coronavirus strain were reported in the country.
Delhi recorded 677 fresh COVID-19 cases and 21 fatalities on Wednesday, bringing the infection tally in the city to over 6.24 lakh and the death toll to 10,523, authorities said.
(with inputs from PTI)
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The authorities have banned gathering more than five persons at any public place. And no new year celebration events or gatherings are allowed at public places during this period — from 11 pm to 6 am on both days.
However, there will be no restriction on interstate movement of people and goods during night curfew in Delhi, the chief secretary said in the order.
The Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday the new strain of the coronavirus, which was found in the UK, has so far been detected in eight samples at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi.
Official sources told PTI that among the eight people was the woman who left Delhi and travelled to Andhra Pradesh last week by train. The remaining seven are in quarantine at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) in the national capital.
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This came after the central government had asked the state authorities to impose a series of restrictions and tone down the celebrations after at least 22 cases of new mutant coronavirus strain were reported in the country.
Delhi recorded 677 fresh COVID-19 cases and 21 fatalities on Wednesday, bringing the infection tally in the city to over 6.24 lakh and the death toll to 10,523, authorities said.
(with inputs from PTI)
SEE ALSO: India continues to mull over SII and Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine candidates
ISRO Chairman K Sivan gets one year extension as Space Secretary
CBI books Hyderabad-based infra firm IVRCL for defrauding eight public banks for ₹4,837 crore