NEW DELHI: In view of the alarming rise in
Covid cases in
Maharashtra (the state recorded 57,074 cases on Sunday), the
Uddhav Thackeray government has announced complete lockdown on weekends across the state. This is in addition to the night curfew to be applicable every day from 8pm to 7am. The state government has issued a detailed notification in this regard. TOI takes a look at what is allowed and what is closed in the state.
What is open - All government offices and industrial units will operate at 50 per cent capacity
- There will be only takeaway services at hotels, restaurants & roadside stalls, and home delivery services during the day hours
- Newspaper production distribution will be allowed as part of essential services
- Vegetable markets can remain open by maintaining social distancing norms
- Schools and colleges will remain open for conducting Class X and Class XII exams
- Films and serial shootings are allowed with Covid norms, Rt-PCR tests, from April 10
- There will be no religious, social, cultural or political functions of any kind
- All recreational places like malls, theatres, bars, gyms, salons, spas, video parlours, clubs, swimming pools, water parks, sports complexes will also remain closed.
- Private offices have to work from home, while schools, colleges and tuition classes will remain shut