Delhi has put into force a graded action plan to manage surge in Covid-19 cases in the coming days amid a fear of the third wave. The action plan lays down separate guidelines for four levels of severity that are marked by different colour codes. It came into effect on Sunday.
According to the action plan, a yellow alert will mark Level 1 of severity, while level 4 will flag the red alert. In between there is the amber alert for level 2 and orange alert for level 3 of severity.
Positivity rate, spike in single day cases and occupancy of oxygen beds will determine the level of severity.
Availability of services, public transport, working hours for shops, markets, malls and restaurants, need for weekend or night curfew, organization of events and cap at number of people in public places will all be determined by the severity level.
Under the red alert the city will be placed under complete curfew.
Under every alert, schools, colleges and other educational institutions will remain shut. Cinema halls, banquet halls, auditoriums, salons, spas, gyms and yoga centres, and entertainment parks will also stay closed. Religious places will be allowed to open but devotees would not be permitted to visit them.