Delhi night curfew News

All kinds of shops, restaurants, bars and cinema halls can function with 100 per cent capacity from today. Authorities issued an order reducing the fine for not wearing masks in public places from Rs 2,000 to Rs 500 from Monday. People travelling in private cars will no longer be required to wear masks in private cars from today.

The DDMA meeting was held to discuss the lifting of the remaining Covid-19 restrictions in the national capital, including night curfew, half seating capacity in bars and restaurants, and closure of non-essential shops by 8 pm.

Delhi on Tuesday reported 498 Covid-19 infections with a positivity rate of 0.96 per cent.

DDMA had extended the night curfew but slashed the timing by an hour from 11 pm to 5 am. Non-essential shops are allowed to open till 8 pm due to the curfew.

Schools in Delhi will reopen from February 7, 2022 for classes 9-12. For classes nursery to 8 the schools will reopen from February 14 in the national capital. The government has reduced the duration of night curfew by an hour.

All colleges and coaching institutes have been allowed to reopen from Monday in a phased manner. The government has reduced the duration of night curfew by an hour. Gyms and spas in the national capital are now allied to open with certain restrictions.

DDMA is likely to discuss lifting of the night curfew, along with other relaxations. The DDMA is also likely to review the city government's order which makes it compulsory to wear a mask while driving alone. The number of daily Covid-19 cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13.

Cinema Halls, Theatres, multiplexes shall be allowed upto 50 per cent of the sealing capacity. Restaurants shall be allowed upto 50 per cent of the seating capacity from 8 AM to 10 PM. Delhi Metro services on weekends will be resumed as per regular timetable from Saturday.

DDMA removed the weekend curfew and odd-even rule for shops in the national capital. The night curfew will remain in place in the national capital. The bars and restaurants can now operate with 50 per cent of seating capacity.

The meeting will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and is also likely to be attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The Delhi government will recommend the reopening of schools in the national capital in the DDMA meeting, said Sisodia.

The CTI functionaries said they will stage protests across Delhi if the DDMA does not revise its decision in the next 2-3 days. CAIT national secretary general Praveen Khandelwal said trade has declined by about 60 per cent in the last 20 days due to the restrictions.

DDMA issued fresh Covid-19 guidelines for the capital on Friday. DDMA has allowed the Private offices to function at 50% capacity. The weekend curfew will remain in place from 10 pm on Friday till 5 am on Monday.

"As per the previous orders, movement of the individuals for the activities specified as 'Essential goods and Services' or 'Exempted category' as prescribed in DDMA order have been allowed for movement during night curfew and weekend curfew with the possession of e-pass (in soft or hard copy) only," DDMA said in official order.

People involved in essential and emergency services shall be allowed on production of valid identity card during night and weekend curfew.

The curfew will remain in place from Friday night to Monday morning in the national capital. Government offices will have to implement work from home for employees. Private offices will operate at 50 percent capacity and the remaining workforce must work from home.

Corona cases are increasing in Delhi, but most of the cases are not serious, to deal with this epidemic, the number of beds in government hospitals in Delhi has been increased.

Besides night curfew, other measures like limiting the office staff and restricting gatherings of people are already in place. Here's a list of who all will be exempted during the weekend curfew imposed in Delhi from Friday 10 pm to Monday 5 am.

The decision was taken by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) after reviewing the COVID-19 situation in the national capital. Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain also informed that COVID-19 is spreading faster and people need to be cautious. 

While, the yellow alert should be followed by amber, but Delhi`s positivity rate has crossed 5 per cent - the mark set for imposition of red alert in the capital. In either of the alerts, the already existing restrictions will be strengthened with a few places, activities being completely banned under the level 2 (amber) restrictions and a complete lockdown in level 4 (red).

Taking to Twitter, Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta, said, "Coronavirus cases have been increasing in Delhi from the past few days. We demand Delhi government to close all the educational institutions keeping in mind the health of the children. I demand the Delhi government to call an all-party meeting and share the roadmap to save Delhi from Covid."