Delhi records highest fresh Covid-19 cases in over 6 months, yellow alert likely

With Delhi reporting the highest singleday spike in COVID19 cases in six months a declaration of Yellow Alert with its host of restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan GRAP is likely to come into effectThe COVID positivity rate surpassed 05 per cent for the second consecutive day in the national capital and according to GRAP this is the scale of implementing a yellow alertThe national capital on Monday reported 331 fresh COVID19 cases the highest singleday spike since the last six months On June 6 Delhi had reported 331 casesMoreover the positivity rate in the city moved up to 068 per cent the highest since the last six months On June 2 the positivity rate was 078 per centA yellow alert may come into effect under fourstage Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi However the Delhi government is yet to take a decision on the matterIf a yellow alert is declared in the national capital most of the activities resumed earlier including schools colleges cinemas may be closedIn the meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA held on July 9 2021 the Delhi government approved GRAPAccordingly keeping in mind the third COVID19 wave four alerts were determined namely yellow alert amber alert orange alert and red alert In view of the current situation of COVID19 the yellow alert is likely to be implemented by the Delhi Government and DDMA sources saidThere are many restrictions on the implementation of yellow alert in DelhiNotably the Delhi government has already imposed a night curfew effective from Monday The duration is from 11 pm to 5 amBut apart from this schools colleges educational institutions and coaching institutes can be closed under yellow alert At the same time there is a provision under this that shops and malls with nonessential services or goods will open from 10 am to 8 pm under the oddeven ruleIf a yellow alert is sounded private offices will be allowed to open from 9 am to 5 pm with 50 per cent capacity Restaurants will open with 50 per cent capacity but from 8 am to 10 pm while bars will also open with 50 per cent capacity but from 12 noon to 10 pm Under this there is a provision to keep cinema halls multiplexes banquet halls and auditoriums closed Hotels will remain open but banquets and conference halls inside the hotel will remain closedIf the Delhi government orders a yellow alert then spas gyms yoga institutes and entertainment parks will remain closed but outdoor yoga will be allowed Delhi Metro will run with 50 per cent seating capacity and travelling standing will not be allowed At the same time buses going from one state to another will run with 50 per cent seating capacity while only two passengers will be allowed to travel in auto erickshaw taxi and cycle rickshawsAs per the response plan sports complexes stadiums and swimming pools will also be closed in yellow alert although national or international sports events can be held Only 20 people will be allowed to attend the wedding ceremony and funeral Religious places will remain open but entry of devotees will be restricted There is also a provision to ban social political religious festival and entertainmentrelated activities in this alert although this ban is still going on in DelhiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever