India to end all Covid restrictions from March 31 except for masks

The home ministry has decided to end its all COVID-19 containment measures from March 31, two years after their implementation following the outbreak of the pandemic

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Even though home mininstry is lifting the restrictions, wearing of face mask and maintaining social distancing norms will continue as earlier

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The Central government had on March 24, 2020 issued for the first time orders and guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, (DM Act) 2005 for the containment of COVID-19

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The total caseload in the country stands at 23,913 only (on March 22) and the daily positivity rate has declined to 0.28 per cent

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It is also worth mentioning that with the combined efforts, a total of 181.56 crore vaccine doses have been administered

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Significant capacities and higher level of awareness among public have been developed for various aspects of management of the pandemic

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Whenever any surge in the number of cases is observed, states and UTs may consider taking prompt and proactive action at local level, as advised by the Ministry of Health

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