Delhi reports its first case of Omicron COVID-19 variant, Health Minister Satyendar Jain ruled out the possibility of lockdown any time soon but asserted that the city government is closely monitoring the situation.
Jain on Monday said, the Delhi government has already put in place a "graded response action plan", and it will be implemented accordingly, as and when the cases and positivity rate rise.
But, "there is no possibility of lockdown at the moment," he was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the Delhi health department.
Last time, the 'red level' response was implemented in the city when the positivity rate reached 14-15%, he pointed out adding, “at present the cases of coronavirus in Delhi are much below 0.5%, so no