Delhi lockdown from tonight: Here is what’s allowed and what is not

Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases, a six-day complete 'lockdown' has been imposed in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. The lockdown will be in place from 10 pm today till 5 am on 26 April.

The restrictions have been announced after a meeting between Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today.

Here is what will be open and what stays closed in Delhi :

• All essential services such as groceries, dairies, shops selling fruits and vegetables, bakeries, and confectionaries shall also remain open.
• All emergency personnel will be exempted from the restricting orders.
• Banks, insurance offices and ATMs will remain open
• Home delivery and takeaway of food by restaurants will be allowed.
• Telecommunications, internet services, cable services, and IT enabled services will be open.
• Petrol pumps, LPG, CNG, petroleum and gas retail and storage outlets shall remain open.
• All private offices will work from home
• Only government offices will remain open
• Private medical personnel exempted on production of valid ID.
• Pregnant women/patients going for medical aid along with attendant, exempted on production of valid ID/doctor's prescription/medical papers.
• Those going for testing/vaccination exempted on production of valid ID
• Persons coming from/going to Airports/Railway stations/ISBTs allowed to travel on production of valid ticket.
• Officials in the officers of diplomats of various countries as well as persons holding any constitutional post exempted on the production of valid ID
• Malls, gymnasiums and auditoriums will remain closed till 30 April.
• During curfew, movement of persons for marriage related gatherings up to 50 persons (on production of soft or hard copy of marriage card)
• During curfew, movement of persons for funeral related gatherings up to 20 persons is continued to be allowed
• Media exempted on production of valid ID card.
• No restriction on inter-state & intra-state movement/transportation of essential goods. No separate permission/e-pass required for such movements.
• Religious places shall be permitted to open, but no visitors allowed

Delhi on Sunday recorded the biggest jump in its daily COVID-19 tally with 25,462 fresh cases, while the positivity rate shot up to 29.74 per cent -- meaning almost every third sample being tested in the city is turning out to be positive.

The Delhi government had last week announced a weekend curfew in the national capital from 10 pm on April 16 till 6 am on April 19, and the closure of malls, gymnasiums and auditoriums till April 30 amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.