new delhi from monday all covid19 restrictions imposed by delhi disaster management authority in the city will be lifted the need to wear face masks maintain social distancing and follow covidappropriate behaviour apart from testing and vaccination will however continuea meeting of ddma under the chairmanship of lieutenant governor anil baijal decided to remove all the restrictions in delhi the order issued by ddma on saturday cited the central government directing state governments to restart economic and social activities on a risk assessmentbased approachthe order signed by delhi chief secretary vijay dev stated that the covid situation in delhi was reviewed at fridays meeting and it was accepted that the number of new covid cases and positivity rate had declined significantly while occupancy of beds in hospitals also remained very lowthe order has directed the lifting of all prohibitions and restrictions imposed by ddma since december 28 last year the only restriction to come into effect only from april 1 is doing away with the hybrid mode of education in schoolscurbs such as night curfew closure of nonessential businesses at 8pm 50 seating in bars and restaurants limited number of guests at wedding functions etc would no longer apply from monday delhi metro trains and public transport buses can now operate with 100 seating and standing passengers and while cabs and autorickshaws will not need to limit the number of passengers they carryanuj dayal executive director corporate communications delhi metro rail corporation said that passengers would now be allowed to travel both standing and sitting in the coaches all gates to metro stations will remain open to facilitate passenger entry throughout the day the regulation of passenger entry only through designated gates will be dispensed with from monday said dayal dmrc however advised passengers to keep wearing masks maintaining social distancing and observing hand hygieneddma also emphasised in its order that while allowing all activities now the wearing of masks maintaining social distancing hand hygiene and ensuring ventilation in closed spaces as mandated by the national directives for covid management would continue to be enforced at all places the district authorities have been directed to continue measures like containment testing tracking surveillance clinical management vaccination and strict compliance to covidappropriate behaviourdelhi governments health and family welfare department issued a separate order reducing the fine from rs 2000 to rs 500 per offence for violating covid norms like not wearing a mask not maintaining social distancing or spitting in public places