Weekend Curfew Returns : After Delhi Witnesses COVID-19 Surge; Government Employees WFH, Pvt Offices With 50 Percent Capacity

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The weekend curfew will return in the national capital as the Delhi Disaster Management Authority has decided to reimpose some more restrictions in the wake of a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant.

Addressing an online press conference, deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also announced that during weekdays, government employees, barring those engaged in essential services, will be asked to work from home, while private offices will remain open with 50 percent capacity.

Cases of Omicron variant have been rapidly rising. Delhi has reported around 11,000 positive cases in the past 8-10 days, of which around 350 patients are in hospital, only 124 patients need oxygen & 7 are on a ventilator, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia was quoted as saying by ANI

However, buses and metros will return to running to their full seating capacity throughout the week as the government feared that bus stops and metro stations could become super spreaders after the seating capacity had been halved and long queues were seen at such places.

Night curfew from 11 pm to 5 pm, is already imposed in Delhi since December 27.

“Fearing that bus stops and metro stations can become super spreaders due to overcrowding, it has been decided to run buses and metro trains on full capacity. But no one can travel without a mask,” he said.