Delhi will be placed under fresh curbs from Tuesday in the wake of a rapid surge in cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) fueled by the Omicron variant.
The national capital is already observing night and weekend curfews to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease. The government, however, is against imposing a full lockdown as it had done previously.
For the past few days, daily cases in Delhi have been above the 20,000 marks except Monday, when 19,166 people tested positive for Covid-19. Even though deaths have been relatively low, the authorities are exercising caution due to the Omicron strain which is no longer a mild variant and has been killing and hospitalizing people just like the previous variants in several parts of the world, as warned by the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to the latest order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), all private offices will be closed except those falling under the exempted category. Dine-in services in all restaurants and bars will be suspended. However, food delivery services will continue as usual.
