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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday addressed a press conference and said that there will be no lockdown in the capital if people follow Covid-19 protocols properly. “We want to impose as few restrictions as possible so that people’s livelihoods are not impacted,” he added.
Earlier today, Kejriwal said that he has recovered from Covid and is back in the service of the public. The CM had tested positive on January 4 and had isolated himself at home. “I am back in your service after recovering from Corona,” he tweeted.
On the case front, the daily tally of Covid-19 cases in Delhi crossed the 20,000-mark on Saturday, with the capital reporting 20,181 new cases of the infection. There were also 11,869 recoveries and seven more deaths. At least 750 doctors and hundreds more nurses and paramedics from the six major hospitals in Delhi are currently down with Covid-19.
Meanwhile, police and administrative officials in Delhi have kept vigil to check violations of Covid-related guidelines as weekend curfew kicked in Friday night, and stays till 5 am on Monday. The curfew has been relaxed for devotees in view of Guru Gobind Singh birth anniversary on Sunday.
On the weather front, Delhi recorded highest 24-hour rainfall for the month of January since 1999. Most of this rainfall was recorded in the early hours of Saturday with thunderstorms and continuing into the evening.
