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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today(28th May 2021 said Delhi has somehow gained control over the second wave of COVID-19 and the government will now start the process of lifting the lockdown gradually, starting with the resumption of construction activities and reopening of factories for one week from Monday. This doesn't mean the fight against the deadly disease has ended, he stressed. "It is time to start the unlock process. It should not be the case that people escape coronavirus but die of hunger... We have to maintain a balance between controlling the spread of coronavirus and allowing economic activities," Kejriwal said during an online press briefing. "At a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) today, it was decided that the lockdown be lifted gradually.

In Delhi, 23.48 percent of Delhi's respondents had IgG antibodies as per a sero-surveillance study. This indicates that many people would likely be infected with coronavirus but asymptomatic. The study was conducted by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the Delhi government from June 27 to July 10. A total of 21,387 samples were collected according to lab standards and then tested. These tests were not diagnostic but done to identify the presence of antibodies in the general population. Antibody testing done repeatedly over time generates important evidence for assessing the spread of the pandemic from time to time. Read more