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As the number of Covid-19 cases is increasing rapidly in India, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a weekend curfew in the national capital to break the chain of Covid-19 pandemic, which has shown an uptrend for the past few days. Considering the exponential surge in Covid cases, Kejriwal, in a virtual video conference, announced a weekend curfew in the city giving relaxation to essential services and upcoming marriages with provisions of providing them certain passes to avoid panic.
Citing that the decision has been taken after a series of meetings conducted since morning -- first with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and then with the Health Minister, Chief Secretary, Health Secretary, and other top officials -- Kejriwal said 'it is decided to impose weekend curfew in Delhi to break the chain of transmission of coronavirus'.
"It is unanimously decided to impose weekend curfew because people normally visit outside their homes for entertainment or other activities which can be curtailed. The restriction may not create many problems for the people. The purpose is to break the chain of Covid infection on weekends," Kejriwal said.
"The restrictions are for you, your lives and your health. I know that these restrictions will create problems, but it will help us in defeating the 4th wave of Corona," the Chief Minister added. The steps were taken after Delhi logged more than 17,000 fresh cases of coronavirus -- another record high since the pandemic reached the national capital last year -- on Wednesday. The number of fatalities was 104 -- the highest since November 30.