{"id":76074,"date":"2022-02-28T13:22:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T13:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=76074"},"modified":"2022-02-28T13:23:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T13:23:01","slug":"delhi-lifts-all-covid-restrictions-from-today-amid-drop-in-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=76074","title":{"rendered":"Delhi lifts all Covid restrictions from today amid drop in cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"News Desk:<\/strong> Delhi is set to lift all coronavirus curbs from Monday amid a drop in daily infections in the national capital.<\/p>\n

The government, however, stressed that “Covid-appropriate behaviour” including wearing of masks, maintaining social distancing, and hand hygiene have to be followed at all times.<\/p>\n

The restrictions were imposed in December as India was hit by a third wave with a surge driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant.<\/p>\n

According to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), the night curfew is set to be scrapped, the 50% seating cap in restaurants, movie theatres and bars also goes, and there will be no online classes for schools from April 1.<\/p>\n

The hybrid mode of learning and consent of parents will be followed for students up to class 9 and class 11, only till March 31, officials said. Also, the fine for not wearing masks has been cut from \u20b92,000 to \u20b9500. The decisions were taken at a DDMA meeting on Friday that was attended by lieutenant governor Anil Baijal and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.<\/p>\n

“After detailed discussions with experts, given the decline in Covid positive cases and hospitalisation, it was decided to remove all Covid-19 related restrictions in Delhi from February 28, 2022 (Monday) while adhering to the guidelines issued by the Govt. of India and ensuring observance of Covid-Appropriate Behaviour, including wearing of masks and maintaining social distancing,” Baijal tweeted after the meeting.<\/p>\n

He appreciated the efforts of all officials in managing the pandemic but said that agencies should remain vigilant without lowering the guard against Covid-19. An emphasis was also laid on a greater outreach with an aim to full vaccinate all those who are eligible.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Arvind Kejriwal government said on Saturday that wearing masks will no longer be mandatory for travellers travelling in a private car in the national capital even if there is more than one person in the car. Previously, the persons driving a car was allowed to not wear masks only if they were alone.<\/p>\n

The Indian capital has so far recorded nearly 18.6 lakh Covid cases including 2,086 active cases, 26,122 deaths and 18,31,426 recoveries. On Sunday, Delhi saw a slight increase in its daily tally after 484 new cases were added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News Desk: Delhi is set to lift all coronavirus curbs from Monday amid a drop in daily infections in the national capital. The government, however, stressed that “Covid-appropriate behaviour” including wearing of masks, maintaining social distancing, and hand hygiene have to be followed at all times. The restrictions were imposed in December as India was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":76075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n