With two-thirds of the world's population living in developing countries facing unprecedented economic damage from the Covid-19 crisis, the UN is calling for a $2.5 trillion a rescue package
Police and paramilitary personnel have cordoned off the area near Markaz and evacuated hundreds of people suspected to have contracted coronavirus.
After attending the congregation, several people who attended it showed symptoms of coronavirus
Baijal held a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and the officers via a video link, and asked them to strictly enforce the 21-day lockdown
Kejriwal said police and civil administration officers have been directed to ensure that people do not come out on roads.
"A large number of people are returning from cities they work in to their villages due to the coronavirus lockdown. I appeal to them, please stay wherever you are," he said
Thousands of migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand have started walking back to their homes due to the lockdown
Sen said that if the coronavirus pandemic spreads to rural areas, containment will be impossible
He said Delhi has reported 39 coronavirus cases out of which 29 contracted the infection during foreign travel
Kejriwal said it was good that some patients have recovered but cautioned about a long battle ahead against the deadly virus
Kejriwal said on the first day of the lockdown, it was observed that several people involved in providing essential services reached late to work and faced several hassles.
The CM also directed private firms to give compulsory paid leave to all employees, including contractual - until the end of March
At a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a complete lock down in the city-state and sealed the borders of the national capital
The lockdown will continue till 12 midnight on March 31, Kejriwal said
All dairies, grocery shops, chemists and petrol pumps to remain open during the period
The Centre had announced three days ago that no international flight will be landing on the Indian soil from Sunday onward for a period of one week.
During his first-ever digital-only press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal doubled the pension for widows, differently-abled and elderly for this month
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said restrictions due to Covid-19 were causing terrible financial stress to the poor
The government had the coronavirus under control and there was no 'community transmission' --a stage of a disease that may lead to a sharp rise in infections, says the a health ministry official
Kejriwal said there are sufficient 500 beds in the city to deal with any emergency under the government's arrangement