Kejriwal to hold high-level meet on COVID-19 situation in Delhi Sources
New Delhi Dec 28PTI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will discuss the existing COVID-19 situation with top officials at a high-level meeting on Tuesday during which a decision is also likely to be taken on implementing the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi officials sources said The chief minister will chair the meeting at 12 noon It will discuss the rising number of COVID-19 cases and threat posed by its new variant Omicron Besides the meeting may decide on sounding the Yellow alert and restrictions according to the GRAP according to the sources The yellow alert is sounded when Covid positivity rate stays over 05 per cent on two consecutive days It involves restrictions like night curfew closure of schools and colleges alternate day opening of shops of non-essential items and halved seating capacity in Metro trains and public transport buses among others Delhi on Monday recorded 331 fresh COVID-19 cases the highest single-day rise since June 9 and one death while the positivity rate mounted to 068 per cent according to data shared by the city health department On Sunday Delhi recorded 290 cases with a positivity rate of 055 per cent and one fatality according to officials figures In view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA has already imposed night curfew that will remain in force in the city from 11 pm to 5 am till further orders PTI VIT CK
New Delhi Dec 28PTI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will discuss the existing COVID-19 situation with top officials at a high-level meeting on Tuesday during which a decision is also likely to be taken on implementing the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi officials sources said The chief minister will chair the meeting at 12 noon It will discuss the rising number of COVID-19 cases and threat posed by its new variant Omicron Besides the meeting may decide on sounding the Yellow alert and restrictions according to the GRAP according to the sources The yellow alert is sounded when Covid positivity rate stays over 05 per cent on two consecutive days It involves restrictions like night curfew closure of schools and colleges alternate day opening of shops of non-essential items and halved seating capacity in Metro trains and public transport buses among others Delhi on Monday recorded 331 fresh COVID-19 cases the highest single-day rise since June 9 and one death while the positivity rate mounted to 068 per cent according to data shared by the city health department On Sunday Delhi recorded 290 cases with a positivity rate of 055 per cent and one fatality according to officials figures In view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA has already imposed night curfew that will remain in force in the city from 11 pm to 5 am till further orders PTI VIT CK
