Summary:
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Delhi has informed the High Court that, for now, no night curfew would be imposed in the national capital, or parts of it, in view of the COVID-19 situation.
The Delhi government has taken a considered view, after assessing the situation, to not introduce restrictions on movement at night, read the status report submitted before the court.
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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Delhi has informed the High Court that, for now, no night curfew would be imposed in the national capital, or parts of it, in view of the COVID-19 situation.
The Delhi government has taken a considered view, after assessing the situation, to not introduce restrictions on movement at night, read the status report submitted before the court.
"The Delhi Government has been taking all necessary measures, as required and demanded, by the ever-changing circumstances and (remains) committed to making every effort to arrest the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital," the High Court was informed.
The government`s response was submitted a week after the court directed the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation to "immediately" decide on night curfew in Delhi, and implement it without delay.
The directive was issued amid a third wave of coronavirus infections which the city has not been able to shake off in a month.
Though the daily infection numbers in Delhi have come down to about 4,000 over the past few days, the deaths remain relatively high.
The third wave of COVID-19, which started in the run up to Diwali in the last week of October, has been Delhi`s most severe.
At least 2,600 people have died because of COVID-19 in November alone.