About 5,500 New Covid Cases Reported in Delhi; Weekend Curfew Not Lockdown: Jain

About 5,500 new Covid cases reported in Delhi; weekend curfew not lockdown: Jain

Nearly 5,500 new Covid cases have been reported in Delhi on Tuesday with a positivity rate of about 8.5 per cent, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said while asserting that the weekend curfew imposed in the city should not be treated as a lockdown.

Interacting with reporters, he said experts have been saying that the spike in Covid cases in Delhi should be mainly considered due to the Omicron variant.

On Monday, Delhi had reported 4,099 cases with a positivity rate of 6.46 per cent, and one death was recorded due to Covid, Jain said.

Cases have risen, and nearly 5,500 new cases with a positivity rate of 8.5 per cent have been reported, which will reflect in today’s bulletin, he told reporters.

Asked about the new restrictions, Jain said weekend curfew was being imposed because of rising Covid cases, and it should not be considered as a lockdown. Weekend curfew has been imposed as not much activity happens in those two days, and there is no need to be panicked.

Also, Covid-induced restrictions are being imposed with due sensitivity about the situation of labourers, Jain said in response to a question.

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