India Capital New Delhi Lockdown Measures Extended for 1 Week

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] Due to the massive spread of COVID-19, the lockdown measures in India's capital, New Delhi, will be extended by one more week.

According to Indian media such as NDTV on the 1st, Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, announced on his Twitter in the afternoon that the lockdown measures will be extended by one week. Accordingly, New Delhi will remain under lockdown until the morning of the 10th.

The lockdown measures in New Delhi were initially introduced on the 19th for one week, but have been extended twice by one week each time.

During the lockdown period, all businesses, shops, shopping centers, markets, educational institutions, theaters, restaurants, parks, and sports facilities in New Delhi will be closed, and public movement is prohibited. Social, political, sports, religious, and cultural activities are also banned. However, movement of government officials, medical staff, and patients is allowed, and delivery of essential goods such as groceries is permitted.

The number of new confirmed cases in New Delhi had dropped below 100 in mid-February but surged in March.

On the 30th of last month, the number of new confirmed cases was 27,047, with a cumulative total of 1,149,333 cases.

The number of new deaths recently has been in the high 300s.

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