Yellow Alert in Delhi amid Omicron crisis. Here's what it means
- Dec 28, 2021,
- Updated Dec 28, 2021, 9:51 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Yellow alert has been sounded in national capital New Delhi amid the spread of the new COVID-19 variant omicron crisis.
As per the latest directives issued by the government, public parks can be open for jogging. However, cinema halls, gyms, schools/colleges have to be closed. As for malls, they can be opened on an odd/even basis.
Restaurants can be opened in Delhi metro with 50% capacity. On the other hand, marriages/funerals can be held with an attendance of upto 20 people.
Online food deliveries will continue as usual.
A night curfew has been imposed in Delhi from 10pm to 5am.
Malls and shops will be open on an odd-even basis between 10am and 8pm.
Standalone shops have been permitted to remain open without the odd-even rule.
A “yellow alert” is put in place when the positivity rate for two consecutive days rises to more than 0.5% or if the cumulative single-day positive cases for a duration of seven days go beyond 1,500.