Maharashtra Lockdown: Imposed new restrictions, issued fresh guidelines

Maharashtra Lockdown: Covid cases daily rises in Maharashtra state government Imposed new restrictions, issued fresh guidelines on Saturday January 9. Move comes to contain the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus fueled by the new Omicron variant in the state.

The Maharashtra government on Saturday revised Covid lockdown guidelines and announced night curfew from January 10 in the wake of rising Covid cases in the state. The Maharashtra restrictions come as the daily caseload of the state has been steadily increasing and with 41,434 fresh cases, the state breached the 40,000-mark on Saturday. There are 1,73,238 active cases in the state.

As per the new COVID-19 guidelines, the movement of people in groups of five or more has been restricted from 5 am to 11 pm and no movement has been allowed from 11 pm to 5 am, except for essential services.

What is allowed, what is not

– Now, in Maharashtra movement of people in group of 5 or more has been restricted from 5 am to 11 pm. And no movement has been allowed from 11 pm to 5 am, except for essential services.

– Swimming pools, gyms, spas, beauty salons, zoos, museums, and entertainment parks will remain closed in Maharashtra .

– Hair cutting salons and malls will operate at 50% capacity.

– Schools, colleges and coaching institutes to remain closed till Feb 15, with few exceptions in Maharashtra .

– Hotels, restaurants, cinema halls, auditorium to operate at 50% seating capacity till 10 pm; home delivery of food to be allowed.

– A maximum of 50 persons allowed in marriages, 20 in funerals and last rites, 50 in social, religious, cultural, political gatherings in Maharashtra .

– Entertainment parks, zoos, museums, forts and other ticketed places/events for general public will remain closed.

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– Shopping malls, market complexes to open with restricted entry, 50% capacity. They will closed from 10 pm to 8 am every day

– Only fully vaccinated persons will be allowed in public transport.

– For domestic travel, double vaccination or mandatory negative RT-PCR test report required.