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Arvind Kejriwal extends Covid lockdown by week as Delhi grappled with unabated case surge and deaths

This is the second extension of the lockdown by a week. Earlier the Delhi government had extended it last week till the Monday next week.

Arvind Kejriwal extends Covid lockdown by week as Delhi grappled with unabated case surge and deaths

(Image: Twitter/@ArvindKejriwal)

Amid the unabated surge of new cases of Covid-19 and rising fatality, the Delhi government has extended the ongoing lockdown in the national capital by a week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted Saturday evening.

The Covid lockdown in Delhi was due to end at 5 am Monday.

The national capital has been under lockdown since April 19, as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scrambles to contain a fresh wave of infections and a positivity rate that remains over 30 per cent.

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“Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week,” Kejriwal tweeted.

This is the second extension of the lockdown by a week. Earlier the Delhi government had extended it last week till the Monday next week.

Last Sunday, while announcing the first, the Chief Minister said: Corinavirus still continues to wreak havoc in the city. Public opinion is lockdown should increase. So it is being extended for one week.”

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