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The Maharashtra government on Sunday announced new restrictions including a night curfew in the state and a 'strict lockdown' on weekends from Friday 8 pm to Monday 7 am amid the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
The night curfew will be in force from 8 pm to 7 am. During day time, section 144 will be in force from tomorrow prohibiting more than five people to gather at one place. During the night curfew, everything will be shut except for the essential services.
Parks, playgrounds, theatres, saloons and beauty parlours will remain shut. Malls, restaurants and bars will close after 8 pm. Religious places in the state will have to abide by the COVID-19 rules.
Rickshaw, Taxi and personal vehicles will commute with 50 per cent sitting capacity during the day and they are not allowed during the night. Buses will only allow passengers upto the sitting capacity.
The shooting of films and serials to be allowed but production houses need to avoid gathering during shooting.
Communters need to follow COVID-19 guidelines while travelling via Mumbai local trains. Face cover and social distancing are mandatory. Details of whether trains will run during night curfew or not, is yet to be released.
Government offices will function at 50% of their capacity and the rest of the employees will work from home, except the staffers of the essential services related to the pandemic management. The detailed SOP will be released soon.
Industries will continue. There is no restriction on construction work, market.
The decisions came after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray led a cabinet meeting to discuss the situation on Sunday, two days after he said he could not rule out a second lockdown to combat the spike in coronavirus cases in the state.
Source: livemint.com, ndtv.com
Written by Siddhant Sharma
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