Delhi to allow construction work, factories; Maharashtra extends curbs

The Delhi government on Friday decided to gradually “unlock” the city, allowing construction activity and factories to start from Monday, even as Maharashtra extended the lockdown for 15 days, saying relaxations could be made in districts with low positivity rates.
 
Delhi’s decision came after a consistent decrease in the number of cases and infection rate.
 
Delhi reported around 1,100 cases in the last 24 hours and an infection rate of 1.5 per cent. The capital saw over 20,000 cases for more than two weeks from mid-April to early May, reaching a peak of more than 27,000 cases on