New Delhi, Apr 30 (IANS): The Delhi government on Thursday de-contained another redzone in East district after no new case reported from it in the last four weeks.

In a tweet, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Vardhaman Apartments in Mayur Vihar Phase 1 has been de-contained.

"In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, we implemented operation SHIELD in the Vardhaman Apartments. In the last four weeks, no new cases have been reportedA from thereand today, we de-contained the Vardhaman Apartments. This was only possible with the help of the people," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.

Vardhaman Apartments was made a containment zone on April 2.

On April 24, the Delhi government de-contained the red zone in the Vasundhara Enclave area, also in the East district, after no new cases were reported from the area.

Mansara Apartments in the Vasundhara Enclave, the first de-contained red zone in the city, was made the containment zone on March 31 after one person tested positive for coronavirus.

After an area is announced as a containment zone by the district administration, the Delhi government starts 'Operation SHIELD' -- Sealing, Home Quarantine, Isolation and Tracking, Essential Supply, Local Sanitisation and Door-To-Door Checking -- in the area to control the spread of the virus.