 | This article needs to be updated. (April 2021) |
| COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi | |
|---|---|
 Jobless migrant workers at Delhi queuing up, maintaining social distancing, for free lunch during lockdown (14 April 2020). | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Delhi, India |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 2 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 14,06,719 |
| Active cases | 45,047 |
| Recovered | 13,39,326 |
Deaths | 19,344 |
| Fatality rate | 1.38 % |
Territories | All 11 districts |
| Government website | |
| https://delhifightscorona.in/ | |
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian capital of Delhi was reported on 2 March 2020. Delhi has the seventh-highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. The total number of cases reported as of Apr 2022, is 1,867,572 consisting of 26,158 deaths and 1,840,342 who have recovered.[1]
On 22 March, Delhi observed a 14-hour voluntary public curfew (the Janata curfew) along with 75 districts in India, at the directive of the Prime Minister.[2][3] A nationwide lockdown was later issued for 21 days from 24 March.[4]
Thousands of "stranded migrant workers" from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar gathered in the Anand Vihar Bus Station on 29 March 2020, trying to get back home after the nationwide lockdown was imposed.[5] More than 3000 people from a religious gathering in the Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque (in the Nizamuddin West area) were quarantined after suspicions that they had come in contact with infected people. 1300[citation needed] Tablighi Jamaat were part of this crowd, including foreigners in Markaz.[6][7][8]
It was reported that air quality index of Delhi improved on 28 March 2020, after the lockdown had reduced traffic.[9] In April 2021, with cases increasing daily, CM Arvind Kejriwal announced a weekend curfew in Delhi every weekend. Notably, the traffic in the capital city decreased by a large amount. On 19 April 2021, Delhi turned the weekend curfew to a week-long lockdown.[10] The lockdown was extended several times - on April 25, May 2, May 9, May 15 until May 24 (as updated on May 19).[11] Now lockdown is unlocked on 8 June.[1]
- ^ "Delhi Fights Corona » COVID-19 Response Updates from the Delhi Government". delhifightscorona.in. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Helen Regan, Esha Mitra Swati Gupta, Millions in India under coronavirus lockdown as major cities restrict daily life, CNN, 23 March 2020
- ^ "Deserted roads in Delhi as people observe Janata Curfew". India Today. 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Modi Orders 3-Week Total Lockdown for All 1.3 Billion Indians". The New York Times. 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Stranded migrant workers throng Delhi bus terminal in an effort to get back home". India Today. 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Covid-19: 200 quarantined, contact tracing on after Delhi mosque gathering". Hindustan Times. 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Gross act of negligence: Delhi govt assures action against Nizamuddin Markaz that put over 500 in danger of Covid-19". India Today. 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: 10 deaths, 300 o linked to Tablighi Jamaat meet in Nizamuddin". The Times of India. 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Corona blue: Clear skies, clean air in Delhi". The Times of India. 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Covid: Delhi announces lockdown as India's cases surge". BBC News. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ ""Can't Afford Leniency": Delhi To Have "Stricter Lockdown" This Week". NDTV.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.