Delhi under Yellow Alert, New Restrictions imposed

On Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that a Level-1 or 'Yellow' alert for COVID-19 restrictions will be in place in the national capital, as the COVID-19 positivity rate in the city exceeds 0.5 per cent. He announced that a detailed order on the implementation of the restrictions would be issued soon. The Delhi government had earlier prepared a Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which lays out a four-tiered, colour-coded alert system to curb COVID, according to the severity of the outbreak in the national capital. Yellow Alert is the first level of sanctions under this scheme. 

On Monday, 331 new cases were reported in Delhi and the positivity rate was 0.68 percent. The capital city has so far registered 165 cases of the highly-permeable Omicron variant.  

What are the restrictions in 'Yellow' Alert? 

- Night curfew will be in place from 10 pm to 5 am.

- The Level-1 or Yellow Alert will be invoked when the positivity rate in Delhi crosses above 0.5 per cent, or the oxygenated bed occupancy reaches 500, or if more than 1,500 new cases are reported, the Delhi government announced in July. Was.

- Construction activities will be allowed to continue. Private offices will be able to open with 50 percent staff.

- Shops dealing in non-essential items as well as in malls will be allowed to open between 10 am and 8 pm on odd-even basis.

- Delhi Metro will operate at 50 per cent of its seating capacity under this level. Cabs and auto-rickshaws will not be allowed to carry more than two passengers.

- Restaurants and bars will be allowed to open with 50 percent of their seating capacity. While restaurants can operate between 8 am and 10 pm, bars will open at 12 noon and close at 10 pm.

- Salons and hotels will remain operational. Gyms, cinema halls, amusement parks and banquet halls will remain closed.