Delhi Lockdown Extended By A Week As Daily Covid Cases Still Above 25,000

The Covid lockdown in Delhi - due to end 5 am Monday - has been extended by a week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted Saturday evening. The national capital has been under lockdown since April 19, as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scrambles to contain a fresh wave of infections and a positivity rate that remains over 30 per cent. "Coronavirus still continues to wreak havoc in the city. Public opinion is that lockdown should increase. So the lockdown is being extended for one week," Mr Kejriwal said last Sunday.