Chief Minister Kejriwal of the Indian capital of New Delhi announced on May 9 local time that as the number of new confirmed cases and deaths in the capital New Delhi is still high, the government has decided to extend the current lockdown period in New Delhi for another week until At 5 am on May 17th.
Kejiriwal said that although the number of existing confirmed cases in New Delhi has declined, lockdown and restrictive measures are still needed to control the spread of the epidemic.
He said that the government has decided to strengthen the current round of blockade, and subway operations in the New Delhi urban area will be closed.
He also emphasized that the government is taking measures to solve the problem of oxygen shortage and bed shortage.
It is reported that the previous restrictive measures during the blockade remain unchanged.
The city of New Delhi announced the implementation of a one-week blockade measure on April 19, and then postponed the blockade measures twice. The current blockade measures will end at 5 a.m. on May 10.
During this period, people are not allowed to go out except for essential activities such as purchasing daily necessities and seeking medical treatment.
Restaurants can only provide takeaway, shopping malls, spas, gyms, amusement parks and other places are kept closed.
Data shows that the current situation in New Delhi is still severe. The number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in the last 6 days has basically remained at around 20,000, and the average number of new deaths in a single day is about 400.
(Headquarters reporter Liao Jiyong)