COVID-19 | Maharashtra announces night curfew from December 25
The Hindu
Maharashtra Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab made the announcement in the Assembly
Maharashtra government on Friday announced night curfew starting from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. from December 25 in view of rising number of COVID-19 patients. Maharashtra Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab made the announcement in the Assembly.
The new guidelines for the State also mandate restaurants, spa, gym, theatres and auditoriums to function at 50% of its capacity. These establishments will have to declare their total capacity. Indoor marriage ceremonies can have maximum 100 attendees at one go and in case of outdoor venues, the number cannot exceed 250. Similar restrictions will be applied for social, political and religious programs.
In case of programmes other than these, attendees not more than 50% of the indoor venue capacity are allowed while in case of outdoor events the limit is 25% of the sitting capacity.
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