• By Aalok Sensharma
  • Sun, 19 Apr 2020 03:15 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the state government will not provide any relaxation during the lockdown amid the surging coronavirus cases in the national capital.

Addressing the media via a video conference, the Delhi Chief Minister said that the novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the city-state but the situation is 'under control' while adding that lockdown is necessary to control the spread of the infection.

"We have decided to keep people of Delhi safe, the lockdown will remain there will be no relaxation. Will review again after a week," Kejriwal said.

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Talking about the 186 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Kejriwal said that they were asymptomatic as they didn’t know that they had coronavirus which is a worrying factor.

"I had word with one of COVID-19 positive person,he told me that he was volunteering at a government food distribution center and was helping in food distribution. I have ordered to hold rapid testing of people who came to that food center, along with others working at our centres," Kejriwal said. 

Blaming the Tablighi markaz incident for the spike in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Kejriwal said that 12 per cent of COVID-19 cases detected across country are in the national capital.

Delhi has emerged as one of the hotspots of the dreadful coronavirus in India. The city-state has reported 1,893 confirmed cases of the infection. The infection has also claimed the lives of 42 people in Delhi, as per the data available at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website.

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Amid the surging coronavirus cases in Delhi, Kejriwal had on Saturday warned people violating social media norms, citing example of an area in the national capital where 26 people of a family have tested positive for COVID-19. 

He also appealed to people living in containment areas to follow rules and don't step out of their homes. "People have been seen on streets in some containment areas which are sealed by authorities to contain the COVID-19 spread," Kejriwal said on Saturday.

"It is unfortunate that people in some containment areas step out of their houses and meet neighbours," he had said.