 "A healthcare worker testing for Covid-19 collects the swab sample of a child in Gurugram, Haryana, January 29, 2022. (PTI Photo)")
Two years after the pandemic broke out and the country went into a mega-lockdown, the Union Home Ministry has decided to end all its Covid19 containment measures from March 31, and has said that there may not be any further need to invoke the provisions of the Disaster Management Act for Covid containment measures.
However, wearing of masks and maintaining social distancing norms will continue as earlier.
The Home Secretary said that in view of the nature of the disease, people still need to remain watchful of the situation, and whenever there is any surge in the number of cases observed, states
