Night curfew in Delhi on December 31 and January 1 from 11 pm to six am

Ahead of the New Year, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Thursday imposed an evening curfew in Delhi, disallowing celebrations and the meeting of over 5 individuals at public locations in gentle of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the brand new pressure of the virus.

As per an order signed by Chief Secretary of Delhi Vijay Dev, no new yr celebratory occasions, congregations, and gatherings at public locations will likely be permitted from 11 pm of December 31 to six am of January 1, and in addition from 11 pm of January 1 to six am of January of two.

“A detailed assessment of the situation in Delhi has been made and considering the threat posed by the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 virus and after observing the local incidents of Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi, it is apprehended that gatherings, congregations, and public celebrations of New Year pose a considerable threat of the spread of the virus and may cause a setback to the appreciable gains made in the suppression of chain of transmission of COVID-19 cases in Delhi,” the order stated.

There will, nonetheless, be no restriction on the interstate and intrastate motion of individuals and items throughout the curfew interval.

With this, Delhi joins the Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Rajasthan within the imposition of the night time curfew to curb the unfold of the coronavirus.
As many as 677 new COVID-19 instances and 21 deaths have been reported in Delhi within the final 24 hours, taking the entire variety of instances to six,24,795, together with 5,838 lively instances and 6,08,434.

A complete of 10,523 deaths have been reported right here up to now.