COLOMBO (News 1st); The Indian government announced on Sunday (26) that a curfew will be imposed in New Delhi with effect from 11pm to 5am (IST).The announcement was made as there was a surge in Covid 19 cases when the national capital touched 0.55%On Sunday, Delhi recorded 290 COVID-19 cases, with a 0.55 percent positivity rate.
A ‘yellow’ alarm is sounded if the positive rate stands at 0.5 percent for two days in a row, according to the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).With the ‘yellow alert,’ a series of restrictions take effect, including night curfews, school and college closures, decreased seating capacity in Metro trains and buses, and the closure of non-essential shops and malls, among others.With cases of Omicron seeing a sudden.