With more than 25,000 daily Covid cases stretching Delhi’s health infrastructure to its limit, patients gasping for oxygen, and bed occupancy running full, the national capital went into a week-long lockdown, starting 10 pm on Monday until 5 am on April 26.
Meanwhile, the high court in Telangana gave a two-day ultimatum to the state government to decide on a lockdown or curfew.
Announcing lockdown in Delhi in a virtual address, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said: “If strict measures are not taken now, the health system in Delhi can collapse.”
He said the lockdown period would be used to arrange more beds and

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