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A 'last resort' measure

By, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Apr 26, 2021 04:38 AM IST

Delhi extended its lockdown as a "last resort" measure put in place to arrest the alarming spread of Covid-19.

Delhi creates oxygen portal; seeks help from industries

A man undergoes thermal screening at a special Covid-19 helpdesk.(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)
A man undergoes thermal screening at a special Covid-19 helpdesk.(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the govt has developed a portalwhere stakeholders in the supply chain of oxygen will have to feed real-time updates on consumption, stock ,arrival and departure of tankers,etc. even as he wrote to India's top industrialists seeking their help in addressing the shortage.

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Kejriwal said, "The situation is concerning..In the light of the current situation, we have decided to increase the lockdown by another week. The lockdown now applies till 5am next Monday."

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