The lockdown in Delhi has been extended till 5 am of 31 May, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday, 23 May, adding that the process to unlock the national capital will begin in a phased manner after that if the cases continue to come down. s the coronavirus cases are fast declining in the national capital, there were speculations that the lockdown in Delhi will be withdrawn anytime soon.
Lockdown was imposed on April 19 in the national capital after night and weekend curfews which was imposed to check sharply rising numbers of COVID cases and fatalities under the second wave. The positive cases in the city peaked to over 28,000 while positivity rate of more than 36 per cent was recorded during this period. Earlier, the chief minister had said that even though the less number of cases are being reported in the city, this does not mean the threat of coronavirus has been averted. “We have to take all the steps to safeguard against coronavirus,” he had said.