New Delhi: According to a new survey, 59 per cent of Delhi residents are in favour of a 3-week lockdown in the national capital. As per the Local Circles survey, 16 per cent of Delhiites were in support of lockdown at the end of March and the number of people supporting it has risen by 275 per cent in less than three weeks

As daily caseload in Delhi goes past 17,000, 59 per cent residents say impose lockdown, the survey said. Taking cognizance of the drastic increase in the daily Covid caseload that has surpassed 17,000 the survey sought residents of Delhi’s perception if they support imposition of a complete 3-week lockdown in the city. In response, 59 per cent said “Yes”. There were also 36 per cent of residents who said “No”, while 5 per cent couldn’t say. The question in the survey received 8,211 responses.

At the end of March, when LocalCircles did a similar exercise, only 16 per cent residents of Delhi, who participated in the survey, were in favour of a lockdown.