Delhi lockdown extended till May 17, metro services to remain suspended: CM Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that the government has decided to extend the lockdown till 05:00 am on May 17 in national capital due to Covid-19 situation. The was scheduled to end on Monday (10 May) at 05:00 am.

Announcing the extension of lockdown, Kejriwal said that metro services in Delhi will remain suspended from Monday till May 17. However, all other essential services will continue in the city-state.

The lockdown in Delhi was announced on April 19 which was earlier extended to May 3 and then May 10 with hospitals in the national capital overloaded and medicine and oxygen supplies running low.

Delhi on Saturday reported 332 new COVID-19 deaths and 17,364 fresh cases. The positivity rate in the national capital remained below 25% for the third straight day.