New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Delhi has gained control over the second wave of COVID-19 and the government will start the process of lifting the lockdown gradually, 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) on Friday, it was decided that the lockdown be lifted gradually. In this process, we have to take care of the lowest strata first … daily wagers, labourers, migrant workers who come to Delhi from far off areas in search of livelihood,” he said.

“Keeping this in mind, it has been decided to open factories and allow construction activities for one week from Monday,” he said, adding the government will continue the unlock process every week based on the opinion of experts and the public.