Evening curfew in Delhi right now and tomorrow to limit New 12 months celebrations

New Delhi: The Delhi authorities has imposed evening curfew from 11 pm to six am on December 31 and January 1 to keep away from massive gatherings throughout New 12 months celebrations as a result of COVID-19 and its extremely transmissible UK pressure.

In accordance with an order issued by Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, the evening curfew can even be imposed from 11 pm on January 1 to six am on January 2.

It said that no more than 5 folks can be allowed to assemble at public locations in Delhi throughout evening curfew to keep away from massive gatherings in view of COVID-19.

Nevertheless, there can be no restriction on interstate motion of individuals and items throughout evening curfew in Delhi, the chief secretary mentioned within the order.

The Union Well being Ministry mentioned on Wednesday the brand new pressure of the coronavirus, which was discovered within the UK, has thus far been detected in eight samples on the Nationwide Centre for Illness Management (NCDC) in Delhi.

Official sources mentioned among the many eight folks was the girl who left Delhi and travelled to Andhra Pradesh final week by practice. The remaining seven are in quarantine on the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) within the nationwide capital.

Delhi recorded 677 contemporary COVID-19 circumstances and 21 fatalities on Wednesday, bringing the an infection tally within the metropolis to over 6.24 lakh and the demise toll to 10,523, authorities mentioned.

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