Cinema halls, theaters in Delhi can run at full capacity from Monday

New Delhi : Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has allowed movie theaters, cinema halls and multiplexes to run on full capacity from Monday onwards. They have also increased the limit of people allowed to attend wedding and funerals from 100 to 200.

DDMA clarified that it will be a sole responsibility of the owner to adhere to standard operating protocol (SOP) and official guidelines as well as Covid-appropriate behaviour at the premises.

Weekly markets have also been allowed to open from November 1 onwards.

The announcement came after Delhi recorded continuous decline in the number of daily cases and with several days without any death related to coronavirus.

Earlier on Wednesday, the DDMA allowed devotees to perform Chhath Puja at designated spots in the national capital amid strict Covid protocols.

More than 90 per cent of people in Delhi are carrying anti-bodies for coronavirus, sources said on Wednesday after the sixth sero-survey report of the national capital was prepped. The figure includes antibodies formed through vaccination, which has progressed at a rapid pace.

Till last Sunday, more than 2 crore people (86 percent of the eligible population) had taken at least first dose of coronavirus vaccine. Nearly 48 per cent have received both doses.

Delhi recorded 42 new COVID-19 cases and no death on Thursday, while the positivity rate was 0.07 per cent, according to data shared by the Delhi health department on Thursday. The city has recorded only four Covid-related deaths in October so far.