COVID-19 Lockdown: Delhi govt starts distributing ration for next month

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said the city government has started distributing ration for the next month in the wake of the 21-day lockdown.

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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced last week that those receiving ration from fair-price shops would get 50 per cent extra for the next month.

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There are around 72 lakh beneficiaries of the public distribution system in the national capital.

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According to the Union Health Ministry, 39 coronavirus cases have so far been reported in Delhi.

The number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 873 on Saturday with the death toll rising to 19. (PTI)

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