Delhi will be under complete curfew from 10 PM tonight to till 5 AM next Monday morning amid a record rise in coronavirus cases that has severely strained the city’s resources and health infrastructure.

All private offices will be Work From Home and only government offices and essential services will be open.

On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily Covid tally with 25,462 fresh cases and a positivity rate of nearly 30 per cent, which means almost every third sample being tested in the city is turning out positive.

A weekend curfew was on in the capital to break the chain of transmission but continuing violations in parts of the city signaled that harsher steps were needed.

The decision was reportedly taken when Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today morning.

CM Kejriwal virtually stated that, ‘The situation is very serious and worrisome. Cases have gone up really fast. That is why we are facing shortages even though everything seemed under control until a few days ago. But the speed at which this corona is growing, no one knows where its peak will be’.