Delhi weekend curfew: Check out what will be open and what will remain closed during the weekends

• The DDMA imposed a weekend curfew in the national capital to control the rising Omicron COVID-19 cases in the state.
• The curfew would remain in effect from 10 p.m. Friday (January 7) till 5 a.m. Monday (January 10).
• Delhi’s positivity rate has surged to 6.46% from 4.59% on Sunday.

Amid the Omicron scare in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), has announced a weekend curfew in the state, in order to curb the rise in Omicron cases in Delhi.

The weekend curfew would be imposed from 10 p.m. Friday (January 7) till 5 a.m. Monday (January 10).

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, on Tuesday.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in an online press briefing, said that out of 11,000 active COVID-19 cases in Delhi, only 350 patients were admitted to the hospital, only 124 were on oxygen support and 7 on ventilators. He further said that the majority of cases in Delhi are mild but still the government decided to impose weekend curfew.

These things will remain open and these things will remain closed during the weekend curfew —

1. All government officials except workers engaged in essential activities will work from home.
2. Movement of non-essential services will not be permitted.
3. Private offices to work with 50% capacity, rest 50% to work from home.
4. Metros and buses to run with 100% capacity strictly adhering to COVID-19 protocols.
5. Essential services including food and medicine supply will remain uninterrupted.

Delhi reported 4,099 fresh COVID-19 cases, on Monday, a 28% percent rise from the preceding day. The positivity rate has also gone up to 6.46% from 4.59% on Sunday.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain also said in a statement on Monday that 84% of the cases logged in Delhi in the last two days were positive for the Omicron variant.

Earlier, in the morning today, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also announced that he has tested positive for the novel COVID-19 and has isolated himself.

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