New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday made a major announcement stating that the government is contemplating on shutting down several crowded markets. keeping in mind the current spike in corona cases.

He said that a proposal in this regard has been sent to the centre.

The national capital is facing threat of third wave of the pandemic and the CM, who addressed a media briefing on Tuesday, thanked the government in Centre for providing extra beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi.

“Since cases are rising in Delhi, we are sending a general proposal to the central government that if required, Delhi government can implement shutting down those markets for few days, where norms are not being followed and they are becoming a local COVID-19 hotspot”, CM Kejriwal said as quoted by news agency ANI.

“Delhi government, Centre and all agencies have been making ‘double efforts’ to control the COVID-19 situation in Delhi,” he said and added that his government has asked the Centre to limit the number of attendees to 50 against the limit of 200 in wedding functions in the national capital.