The authorities are trying to stop crowding in these areas in view of the prevailing situation pertaining to a new strain of COVID-19.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed the exit gates to at least four Metro stations to control the New Year’s Day crowds.
“Exit gates of Khan Market, Supreme Court, Central Secretariat and Mandi House are closed. Entry and interchange is permitted at these stations.” DMRC tweeted on Friday.
Every year crowds gather at Connaught Place, Khan Market, and other prominent places, situated close to these metro stations to shop and dine out
The authorities are trying to stop crowding in these areas in view of the prevailing situation pertaining to a new strain of COVID-19 which was detected recently.
“We were told that it is around these stations that people gather the most for New Year’s celebrations. We have been operating our services with the utmost care and precautions these days on account of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the DMRC spokesperson stated.
COVID-19 safety norms like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing are in place in view of the pandemic, so the crowd should not get too big, a senior official further added.
The state government had announced a night curfew to restrict public gatherings in the national capital on December 31 and January 1 between 11 pm and 6 am.
"A detailed assessment of the situation in Delhi has been made and considering the threat posed by the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 virus and after observing the local incidents of Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi, it is apprehended that gatherings, congregations, and public celebrations of New Year pose a considerable threat of the spread of the virus and may cause a setback to the appreciable gains made in the suppression of chain of transmission of COVID-19 cases in Delhi," the order had stated.
With this, Delhi joins the Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Rajasthan in the imposition of the night curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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