Photos: Markets to reopen, Metro to run at 50% capacity as Delhi unlocks further

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on June 5 that the lockdown, imposed since April 19 to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), will continue in the national capital but announced further relaxations. Kejriwal said local markets can open in the national capital on an odd and even basis from 10am to 8pm. Malls can also resume their business but will be required to follow the same guidelines. Standalone shops can open all days and the Metro will resume services at 50% capacity.

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Central market during a Covid-19 induced lockdown, at Lajpat Nagar in New Delhi on June 1. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 5 announced that markets will re-open in the national capital and metro services will be resumed from June 7 with conditions. (Vijay Verma / PTI)

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A volunteer distributes masks, sanitizers and food among people at Yamuna Khadar in New Delhi on June 2. The national capital has been under lockdown since April 19 in view of the massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the second wave of the pandemic. (PTI)

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Delhi Metro Rail Corp. (DMRC) trains are stored at the Timarpur yard during lockdown restrictions in New Delhi on May 31. The Delhi Metro is also to resume services at 50% capacity, the chief minister said in a video press conference. (Anindito Mukherjee / Bloomberg)

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A health worker administering a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a drive-thru camp at Unity Mall in Rohini, New Delhi on June 3. The city's healthcare infrastructure and crematoriums were hugely overburdened during the second wave of Covid-19. The situation has, however, improved significantly. The positivity rate in Delhi has now come down to below one per cent. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Heavy traffic congestion on Vikas Marg at ITO as the unlock process begins in New Delhi on May 31. Under the new relaxations, private offices will be allowed to function with 50% staff. Group A staff of government offices will be allowed to function with 100% and group B with 50% staff, Kejriwal said. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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A worker arranges monitors after Covid patients were discharged at Shehnai Banquet Hall, converted into a Covid-19 isolation centre in New Delhi on June 3. On preparation against potential third wave, the chief minister said that arrangements are being made with a peak of 37,000 cases in mind. A storage capacity of 420 tonnes of oxygen is being created. (Manvender Vashisht / PTI)

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Municipal workers sanitizing an area at Dev Nagar in Karol Bagh, New Delhi on June 1. The chief minister also announced further steps being taken such as buffer stocks of potential medicines being worked on as part of preparations. Two genome sequencing laboratories will also be set up for the detection of new variants. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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Children, members of the Bnei Menashe, suffering from the coronavirus disease play a board game at a Covid-19 care facility inside a Gurudwara in New Delhi on June 2. The CM also announced the setting up of a pediatric task force, referring to concerns that children may be more at risk in the third wave. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)