Weekend curfew imposed in Delhi, here's all you need to know

Authorities in Delhi on Tuesday ordered people to stay home over the coming weekends having seen Covid-19 cases quadruple in a week, with its chief minister saying he had caught the virus just a day after he addressed an election rally.

Published on: Jan 4, 2022 8:21 PM IST

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The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has imposed a weekend curfew in the city to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus. As per the orders, government offices, barring essential services, in the city will have to implement work from home for employees and private offices will operate at 50 per cent capacity. (REUTERS)

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Essential services, including the supply of food items and medicines, will continue uninterrupted. (REUTERS)

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Buses and Delhi Metro will be allowed to operate at 100 per cent capacity, but all passengers must follow Covid protocols. (ANI)

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Private offices will be allowed to at 50 per cent attendance and the remaining workforce must work from home. (ANI)

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The curfew will remain in place from Friday night to Monday morning. (ANI)

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Government offices, other than those part of essential services, will be asked to switch to work from home. (ANI)

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Delhi is reporting more than 4,000 new cases a day, and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said though most patients were showing mild or no symptoms and recovering fast, people will have to stay indoors on Saturday and Sundays to rein in the virus. (REUTERS)

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was one of the 37,379 new COVID-19 cases reported in India in the past 24 hours. (REUTERS)