DDMA assesses COVID-19 situation in Delhi, decides to maintain status quo in Unlock 2

The Delhi government on Wednesday issued orders for maintaining "status quo" with respect to restrictions to be followed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic till July 31. The only modification has been in the timing of night curfew, which will now stay in place from 10 pm to 5 am in the place of 9 pm to 5 am.

New Delhi: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday said that keeping the situation of the national capital with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, it has decided to maintain status quo in the metropolis for Unlock 2. The only modification has been in the timing of night curfew, which will now stay in place from 10 pm to 5 am in the place of 9 pm to 5 am.

Notification issued by Delhi disaster management authority

"The situation of COVID-19 in Delhi has been assessed and in view of the present scenarios, it has been decided to maintain status-quo in NCT of Delhi in the larger public interest, except modifying the timing of night curfew on the movement of individuals from 10 pm to 5 am in the place of 9 pm to 5 am," an order by the DDMA said.

In its order, the DDMA said that the national capital territory is "threatened with the spread of COVID-19 epidemic, which has already been declared as a pandemic by the WHO, and has considered it necessary to take effective measures to prevent its spread in NCT of Delhi."

It added that the DDMA had extended the lockdown in containment zones through an order dated June 30 and also specified prohibited and permissible activities throughout NCT of Delhi.

A total of 2,442 COVID-19 cases and 61 deaths were reported in the national capital on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 89,802 in Delhi, the health department said. According to the official data, 1,644 were cured and discharged today. The total number of cases includes 27,007 active cases, 59,992 cured and 2,803 deaths.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)