Arvind Kejriwal quarantines self after wife Sunita Kejriwal Tests Positive For COVID-19

Sunita Kejriwal Tests Positive: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Officials have said that she is being treated under home isolation for now. Meanwhile, Arvind Kejriwal has isolated himself after his wife's COVID-19 test reports turned out to be positive. In June last year, Arvind Kejriwal got himself tested for COVID-19 after he developed fever and sore throat. His test reports however came out negative.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal quarantines himself as his wife Sunita Kejriwal tests positive for #COVID19; she has home isolated herself.

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— ANI (@ANI) April 20, 2021

Sunita Kejriwal is a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 1993 batch. In 2016, she took a voluntary retirement after serving 22 years in the Income Tax department.

Arvind Kejriwal calls for a six-day lockdown

Yesterday, the chief minister of Delhi called for a six-day lockdown starting from Monday night (yesterday) till April 26. He had also appealed to the people to stay at home. This is because the capital city is crumbling under the surge of COVID-19 infections. “Less than 100 ICU beds are available in Delhi now. Oxygen too is short and we are in talks with the centre over its supply. This is the fourth wave in Delhi. Our health system hasn’t collapsed, but it is on edge… All systems have their limits… We announced the lockdown because there was no other option left,” CM Kejriwal said.

During the lockdown period, only essential services will remain active. Weddings with a gathering of only 50 people will be allowed, provided that valid passes are issued for them. Migrant workers have been told to not leave Delhi during this time. Also, people coming or going to railway stations, airports, will be allowed to travel on the production of a valid ticket.

Besides this, Arvind Kejriwal has also preponed the summer vacations of school children.

“In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the summer vacation during Academic Session 2021-2022 is hereby rescheduled and will be observed from April 20 to June 9,” the Directorate of Education (DoE) said in official order. Many other states in the country have also decided to shutdown down all educational institutes.