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Delhi under lockdown for a week as rising Covid cases stretch health infra

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."

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A display board shows no vacant beds at LNJP Hospital, New Delhi, on Monday | Photo: PTI

Ruchika ChitravanshiArnab DuttaNeha Alawadhi New Delhi
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