April 19, 2021: Delhi government has imposed a complete curfew in Delhi from Monday night (April 19) till next Monday morning (April 26), in the wake of a record rise in COVID-19 cases.

All private offices will work from home and only government offices and essential services will be open, sources say.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is going to make a formal announcement regarding the Delhi curfew soon. The decision on imposing curfew in Delhi was taken at a meeting between Lieutenant Anil Baijal and CM Kejriwal on Monday (April 19) morning.

The national capital was under a weekend curfew from April 16 till Monday (April 19) morning.

A weekend curfew was on in the capital to "break the chain of transmission" but continuing violations in parts of the city signaled that harsher steps were needed.

On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily Covid tally with 25,462 fresh cases and a positivity rate of nearly 30 per cent, which means almost every third sample being tested in the city, is turning out positive.

Last year, Delhi was under complete lockdown between March 22 and May 18 and after this, the capital reopened in stages.