The Indian capital New Delhi has announced the end of restrictions linked to the coronavirus after recording a drop in cases of contamination with the Omicron variant.
Local authorities in the Delhi region, which recorded 460 cases and two deaths on Friday, notably decided to lift the night curfew and allow restaurants to operate at full capacity.
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Places of worship were also allowed to reopen.
And from April 1, schools will no longer hold their lessons by videoconference.
Wearing a mask remains compulsory, but the fine in the event of non-compliance with this rule increases from 1000 rupees to 500 rupees (six euros).
The region's disaster management authority is lifting "
all restrictions (because) the situation is improving
" and because people are "
facing hardship due to loss of jobs
", the minister announced in Delhi leader Arvind Kejriwal on Twitter.
At the height of the pandemic, in May, the country of 1.3 billion inhabitants recorded more than 400,000 new infections and some 4,000 deaths per day.
India has been traumatized by the scenes of dying patients, lack of oxygen, in overwhelmed hospitals, and crematoriums and cemeteries struggling to respond to the influx of remains.
In the past 24 hours, the country recorded 11,499 new cases and 255 deaths, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health, far behind the devastating peak seen last year.