Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday confirmed the novel Coronavirus or Kovid-19 in the national capital from 6 am to midnight on March 31, with two fresh deaths reported on Sunday.
Arvind Kejriwal said during a joint press conference with Delhi LG Anil Baijal, “For your health, for Delhi and for the nation, we decided to keep the national capital closed from midnight of 31 March to 6 am on Monday. Have done. “
“Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures”
There are 27 confirmed cases in Delhi, out of which six cases are of transmission and the remaining 21 are cases that have history abroad.
Arvin Kejriwal listed various provisions that should be followed during the lockdown period and said action would be taken against the violator of the order.
During the statewide shutdown, here are:
Services not available to the public
1.No public transport service including private buses, taxis, auto-rickshaws, and e-rickshaws will be allowed. Only 25 percent of the total number of DTC buses will operate for essential services.
2. All shops, workshops, warehouses, weekly markets, offices, commercial establishments, factories, will remain closed.
3. The borders of other states will be sealed. Only the transport of essential goods and commodities will be allowed from these states.
4. Interstate buses, trains, metro trains will be suspended.
5. Domestic flights to Delhi have been suspended
6. Construction activities will not be allowed and religious places will also be closed.
7. Private offices will remain closed
Services available to the public
1: All fire stations and departments, jail departments, ration shops, police departments, electricity departments, water departments, municipal services, and magistrate services will be open to the public.
2. Print and electronic media are exempted from the order.
3. Telecom, Internet and postal services will not be affected
4. E-commerce services, ration shops, confectionery, chemists, considering, petrol pumps will be accessible to the public.
6. The only restaurant with a home delivery service will be open.
Arvind Kejriwal further appealed to the people not to stay at home and leave unnecessarily. He said: “The more you stay away from other people, the more efficiently we will be able to protect ourselves.”
Arvind Kejriwal also said that any person who says that he is on the road to provide and receive the necessary services (listed above) will be believed and no further questions will be asked. He is not required to provide a certificate as proof.
Arvind Kejriwal said, “Private offices will remain closed, but all employees will be considered on duty – be it permanent or contractual employees. They will be given full pay.”
Arvind Kejriwal said that action will be taken against whoever violates these orders.
On hoarding and black marketing of masks and sanitizers in the state, Arvind Kejriwal warned the people and asked them not to do such practices. “We will not hesitate to take any action against such people,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Police had imposed Section 144 across the city as the number of coronavirus cases across India had increased considerably.
Announcing the prohibitory orders till midnight of 31 March in Delhi, the police banned protests, demonstrations and other celebrations in the city and said the order would come into force from 9 pm on 22 March.
Delhi Police PRO said that all assemblies, demonstrations, processions have now been banned in the city. All ceremonies – whether social, cultural, political, religious, educational, sporting events, seminars – are also prohibited.
He further stated that, except vegetable market, fruit market and essential commodities, weekly markets will be closed. He said that group visits directed by private tour operators would not be allowed.
According to prohibitory orders issued, any kind of gathering is banned for demonstrations, processions, protests. Any gathering – social, cultural, political, religious, educational, sports, seminar or conference is prohibited.
Metro services have also been suspended across the country till 31 March, Section 144 is in force from Monday in many states and the Janata curfew has been extended till Monday morning.
So far, the state governments of Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Punjab, and West Bengal have announced a complete shutdown till Sunday.
Officials told PTI that to prevent the volatile situation, the central and state governments have decided to completely close 75 districts across the country.
“In view of the need to disperse the lethal Kovid-19, it was agreed that there was an urgent need to extend the restrictions of non-essential passenger transport, including interstate transport buses by 31 March,” Central Home Ministry official said.
Around seven fresh cases were reported till Sunday afternoon in the country, the death toll rose to seven.
Newz Source: IndiaTodayLive
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