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Long queues were seen outside liquor shops in several parts of Delhi as soon as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 6-day lockdown in the city till April 26 on Monday, amid a rapid increase in coronavirus cases. After a meeting with Delhi L-G Anil Baijal, Kejriwal announced the decision to impose lockdown from 10 pm on Monday till 5 am on April 26. While the shops selling essential items will be allowed to remain open, the liquor shops will remain closed for the duration. Haunted by the memories of last year's lockdown, people rushed to the stores to stock up on liquor. Crowds gathered outside the liquor stores flouting COVID-19 norms with Delhi Police personnel trying to control the situation. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Delhi lockdown e-pass: How and where to apply; who's eligible, who's exempted

Delhi government will be enforcing lockdown in the city starting Monday night for a week till April 26 as it grapples with the massive surge in COVID-19 cases. Kejriwal on Monday said Delhi's health system is strained with the daily 25,000 cases that the city is witnessing currently. After a meeting with Delhi L-G Anil Baijal, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced the decision to impose lockdown from 10 pm on Monday till 5 am on April 26. The chief minister also appealed to the migrants to not leave the city and assured that the government will take good care of them. The Delhi government had earlier announced a weekend curfew that ended at 5 am on Monday, with roads and markets looking deserted over the weekend. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Delhi lockdown announcement creates storm on Twitter

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Several opposition leaders wrote separate letters to PM Modi expressing their concern regarding surging coronavirus cases and suggested steps to check the further spread of infections

The lockdown announcement created a storm on Twitter. While some netizens praised Kejriwal for his transparency in letting people know that the COVID-19 situation in the national capital is serious, others said lockdown is a bad idea

Delhi lockdown: Minutes after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long lockdown in the national capital, people started flocking outside the liquor shops

Liquor shops in Delhi will remain closed during the six-day lockdown from 10:00 pm on April 19 to 5:00 am on April 26. Bars and restaurants will also remain closed during this lockdown

The prime minister is likely to conduct the meeting with doctors at 4:30 pm today, while his meeting with pharmaceutical companies is scheduled at 6 pm, sources said.

Delhi Lockdown: Announcing the six-day lockdown, CM Arvind Kejriwal said the curfew was necessary as the national capital had been witnessing a massive spike in coronavirus caseload

Complete lockdown in Delhi:  The lockdown will come into force from 10 pm on Monday night (April 19) till 5 am next Monday (April 26), CM Arvind Kejriwal announced

Several industry majors have also pitched in by diverting oxygen supply to hospitals. The country's largest steel-maker SAIL, Tata Steel, and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMNS India) said they were supplying oxygen to hospitals

Several market associations also supported the decision to keep shops closed to break the chain of COVID-19 infections as Delhi recorded its highest ever single-day spike and positivity rate

Sisodia is the nodal minister for COVID-19 management in Delhi. He wrote on Twitter, \"The quota of oxygen allocated to Delhi is turning out to be very less due to the increased consumption which is much more than the average\"

\"Buy two N95 or KN95 masks. Use one today; leave the other in a PAPER bag for tomorrow. Keep alternating every 24 hours,\" said Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Diseases at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health

Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General, CAIT said that Delhi's trade organisations are fully geared to supply essential commodities to people living in Delhi and are ready to assist the government in every possible way if a lockdown is announced

The government is planning to restart the facility soon. Officials are likely to conduct a survey on Saturday evening and finalise the modalities, told Vikas Sethi, the secretary of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas centre

Nodal Minister and Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, health minister Satyendar Jain and officials will be present during this meeting at 1pm on Saturday

Weekend lockdown in Delhi: Only essential services will be exempted from the lockdown restrictions. Interstate transport will continue uninterrupted

In his role as Nodal officer, Manish Sisodia will be responsible for ensuring inter-ministerial coordination till further orders