India's Delhi to lock down for six days as Covid-19 outbreak worsens

Police personnel stop vehicles at a checkpoint during a weekend lockdown imposed by the government amidst rising Covid-19 coronavirus cases, in New Delhi yesterday. AFP

The Indian capital New Delhi will be under a strict lockdown for six days starting on Monday night, the city's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, adding the healthcare system was at a breaking point because of the worsening Covid-19 outbreak. The city was also facing acute shortages of hospital beds, medical oxygen supplies and key medicines such as the anti-viral Remdesivir, Kejriwal said.