NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that his government was placing the national capital under a lockdown from 6 am on March 23 and will continue till midnight March 31.
No public transport will operate and Delhi’s borders will remain sealed during the lockdown, but the essential services related to health, food, water and power supply will continue, Kejriwal said but added that 25 percent of the DTC buses will run to transport people associated with essential services.
Meanwhile, India reported three more coronavirus deaths on Sunday, including the first casualties from Bihar and Gujarat, taking the toll to seven and the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 360, as authorities imposed a lockdown in 80 districts to contain the spread of the infection.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), “a total of 396 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases”.
As many as 18,127 samples from 17,237 individuals have been tested for COVID-19 so far, the ICMR said.
According to the Health Ministry, the total number of active COVID-19 cases are 334 now and 24 people have been cured/discharged/migrated, while seven have died, taking total number of cases to 365, including 41 foreign nationals.
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