New Delhi: The Coronavirus lockdown has been prolonged for an additional week within the nationwide capital. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made the announcement by way of a tweet.
Previously, the lockdown was introduced to finish on May 3 i.e Monday at 5 AM.
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter and wrote that “Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week”.
While asserting the lockdown for the primary time this yr, Kejriwal had assured residents that it’s going to not be prolonged. However, wanting on the escalating Covid disaster within the nationwide capital, the restrictions will proceed to be imposed.
Extending the lockdown on April 25, the CM had stated that that lockdown was all the time the final possibility and the present scenario calls for the lockdown extension.
“Corona still continues to wreak havoc. Public opinion is also that lockdown should increase. So the lockdown is being extended for one week,” he acknowledged.
Besides the intense Covid-19 surge, Delhi can also be going through the problem of Oxygen provide scarcity.
Reiterating the issues of Oxygen provide scarcity, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that there’s a main difficulty.
“SOS is coming from all hospitals. We’ve spoken in courts and written to the Centre that Delhi requires 976 tons of oxygen daily but we’ve been allotted only 490 tons of oxygen. Yesterday we received only 312 tons. How will this work?” he was quoted as saying.
“I request the decision-makers with folded hands to provide oxygen to Delhi,” the CM urged.
Addressing the issues of scarcity in Oxygen provide, the Delhi High Court instructed the central authorities that hospitals within the nationwide capital have to be given its 490 MT oxygen provide immediately “by whatever means”.
“Water has gone above the head. You have to arrange everything now. You have made the allocations. You have to fulfil it. Eight lives have been lost. We can’t shut our eyes to it,” the excessive courtroom stated paying attention to 8 deaths in Batra Hospital.
Besides this, the Delhi High Court additionally acknowledged that hospitals ought to study from their experiences concerning oxygen shortage throughout the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic and arrange vegetation for producing the essential provide.
“Oxygen plants are essential. It is irresponsible not to have them,” the bench stated.
Delhi on Friday recorded 375 deaths because of the coronavirus and 27,047 contemporary circumstances with a positivity fee of 32.69 per cent, in response to the bulletin issued by town well being division. This is the ninth day on the trot that Delhi has recorded over 300 coronavirus-related deaths.
