Kejriwal rules out lockdown possibility in Delhi amid rising COVID-19 cases in the capital

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday chaired a high-level meeting with government officials amid rising covid cases in the national capital and said that there is no plan for a lockdown in Delhi. Addressing a presser, the Chief Minister said, "In the last few days, COVID-19 cases in Delhi have been rising. 3,583 new cases have been reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours. This rise in cases now is the fourth wave. We are taking all possible measures, there is no need to worry.

There is no plan for lockdown says, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/yM5MG5WtDP

— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2021

"If there will be any need for the lockdown, then first it will be discussed with the people and then only a decision will be taken. We are focusing on the COVID19 vaccination, 71,000 vaccinations were done in Delhi on April 1, Kejriwal mentioned. On Thursday, Delhi recorded 2,790 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count this year while nine more people died due to the coronavirus infection, taking the death toll to 11,036, according to the city health department. Delhi had reported 1,819 coronavirus cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 2.71 per cent, while 11 more people succumbed to the infection.