BREAKING | Delhi Lockdown: Phase-Wise Unlock Process To Begin From Monday, Announces CM Arvind Kejriwal

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the state government will begin phase-wise unlock in the national capital from Monday. To begin with, construction activities and factories will be reopened keeping in mind the plight of daily wage workers.</p> <p>Following this, more activities will be gradually reopened based on suggestions by citizens and experts. However, CM Kejriwal has warned that restrictions will be tightened if cases rise again. Hence, he has advised people to avoid going out unless absolutely necessary.</p> <p>"We have to maintain a balance wherein at one end we have to control corona on the other, we have to allow economic activities," the CM said expressing concern that people may face starvation as economic activities have come to standstill due to lockdown.</p> <p>Since cases in the national capital have gone down, hospital beds, and oxygen beds are now available, the CM informed that this decision has been reached after the meeting with DDMA.</p> <p>The national capital region of Delhi recorded 4,482 cases of coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, pushing the cumulative case tally to 14,02,873, and 265 related deaths, a health bulletin released by the government on Tuesday showed.</p> <p>The positivity rate has significantly dropped to 6.89% from 8.42% on Monday, when the city had logged 4,524 cases, the lowest since April 5.</p>

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