This footage was filmed and produced 8 January 2022.

A weekend curfew has been imposed in Delhi in wake of the rising Covid-19 cases, being driven by the Omicron variant of Coronavirus. As per the orders, the non-essential movement has been barred during the weekend curfew. Only essential movement, including food, groceries, and medicine, has been allowed during the weekends. All employees of government offices will shift to “Work From Home” mode — except for those associated with the Essential Services category.

Delhi today reported 20,181 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May last year. The capital city also reported 7 deaths over the last 24 hours. The positivity rate has climbed to 19.60 percent. Police and administrative officials in Delhi have kept vigil to check violations of Covid-related guidelines as weekend curfew kicked in Friday night in the city to curb the spread of coronavirus. The weekend curfew started at 10 pm Friday (January 7) and will continue till 5 am Monday (January 9). Officials in several districts said that teams will be in the field during the period to check that the curfew order was not violated and people did not venture out unnecessarily.