NEW DELHI: All Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted in New Delhi, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) decided in a meeting on Friday. There will no longer be night curfew, or restricted timings for markets, restaurants and bars. The new guidelines are likely to come into effect from Monday, February 28.
Schools will do away with the hybrid mode, and only physical classes will be held from April 1. The DDMA says online classes will be discontinued.
The timings for markets will be 10 am to 10 pm; currently, it is 10 am to 8 pm.
Further, the fine for not following Covid appropriate behaviour has been reduced to Rs 500 from the existing Rs 2,000.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the decision was taken as the situation has improved, and because people are facing hardships due to loss of jobs.
He appealed to the people to follow Covid appropriate behaviour, and said the “government will keep strict watch.”
