Delhi govt. declares ‘yellow alert’ amid rise in Covid cases

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Restrictions under Level 1 of the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) will be imposed in Delhi as its Covid-19 positivity rate continues to be over 0.5 per cent for the past few days, Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday announced while declaring a yellow alert in the national capital.

“Delhi is mostly recording mild and asymptomatic Covid-19 cases. That is why there is no reason to panic. However, to ensure that the infection rate does not rise exponentially, a few restrictions under level 1 (yellow alert) is going to be imposed as the positivity rate continues to be more than 0.5 percent for the past two days,” Kejriwal said in a virtual press briefing on Tuesday afternoon.

In light of the spike in Covid-19 cases, the Chief Minister on Tuesday presided over a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation. Kejriwal also appealed to the people to follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour that includes wearing masks and maintaining a social and physical distance.

Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) – approved by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in July this year, decides which activities would be allowed under what circumstances in case of a surge in Covid-19 cases. According to the GRAP, there will be four levels of colour-coded alerts namely, yellow, amber, orange, and red.