As India's tally of the Omicron variant of coronavirus reached 2,135 on Wednesday, several state governments took to implementing an increasingly strict set of restrictions on movement and gatherings.
Here's a comprehensive list of curbs imposed across the country:
Delhi
Maharashtra
- Mumbai Police has issued an order prohibiting people from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks, or similar public places between 5 pm and 5 am daily till 15 January.
- The government has decided to discontinue physical classes in colleges, universities in the state till 15 February.
- In the case of marriages, whether in enclosed or open spaces, the maximum number of attendees shall be restricted to 50 persons.
- In the case of the last rites, only 20 persons will be allowed to remain present.
- Imposition of section 144 in any other part of the state which are tourist spots that attract a large crowd of people such as beaches, open grounds, etc.
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
- Schools have been ordered shut until Makar Sankranti, i.e., 14 January.
- In districts reporting more than 1000 active cases, gyms, restaurants, cinema halls, banquets and other public places are to be run at 50% of total capacity.
- Not more than 100 people to assemble in weddings and other functions taking place in closed spaces. For open spaces, 50% of the total capacity of the ground is to be filled.
- Night curfew extended from 10 pm to 6 am, instead of 11 pm to 5 am, from 6 January.
- For the Magh Mela in Prayagraj, devotees will have to present a negative RT-PCR report done latest 48 hours before.
Karnataka
Chhattisgarh
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh authorities on Wednesday announced the imposition of night curfews throughout the state from 10 pm to 5 am.
- Indoor sports complexes, cinema halls, multiplexes, stadia, swimming pools, gyms, langers will remain closed.
- Only 50% of gatherings will be allowed in marriage and banquet halls.
Odisha
Bihar
- The government order said that pre-school and classes 1 to 8 will remain closed. However, online classes will continue.
- Educational institutions for classes 9 to 12 will function with 50% capacity.
Kerala
- A total of 75 people can attend marriages, funerals, political, social and cultural events in a closed room. While the number of people who can attend such functions in open areas has been limited to 150.
The daily cases have been spiking in India with the country seeing a single-day rise of 58,097 new coronavirus infections, the highest in around 199 days. The country’s Covid death toll has climbed to 4,82,551 with 534 daily fatalities.
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