Delhi markets can open as per their normal time from Monday, announces CM Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that the time restriction for markets will be lifted from coming Monday in wake of decreasing cases of COVID-19. Earlier the markets were allowed to remain open till 8 pm only.

“The markets of Delhi were allowed to function till 8 PM due to COVID-19. In wake of decreasing cases, this restriction will be removed starting Monday. Now the markets can open as per their normal time,” Kejriwal said.

On Saturday, Delhi recorded zero death for the second consecutive day, while the number of fresh cases reported were just 19, the lowest since April 15 last year. The positivity rate has stooped as low as 0.03 per cent.