Mumbai eases Covid curbs, lifts night curfew - Check what’s open and allowed

With Covid-19 cases steadily falling in Maharashtra, capital Mumbai decided to relax some of the restrictions imposed amid the pandemic wave on Tuesday (February 1). The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai announced new guidelines for the city including the lifting of the night curfew, reopening across establishments as per the revised norms. Earlier, Mumbai and Maharashtra schools had reopened from January 24.

Here’s what’s open and allowed in Mumbai as per the latest Covid-19 guidelines.

• Night curfew which was imposed from 11 pm to 5 am has been lifted.
• Eateries, restaurants, cinema halls, pools, amusement parks will fully open and function at 50% capacity.
• Locations including gardens, beaches, other tourist spots will remain open with limited capacity for the normal time duration.
• For wedding ceremonies, a cap of 200 guests or 25% capacity in banquets and marriage grounds, which ever is lower, has been set.
• Local programs, cultural, folk events and Bhajans will be permitted with the venue’s 50% capacity.
• Weekly bazaars permitted to function according to normal timings.
• Barbers and beauty salons will be allowed to function as normal with half capacity.
• There is now no limit on the number of persons attending a funeral

Cases in Mumbai dipped below the 1000-mark yesterday (January 31) for the first time since December 27, 2021. The city reported 2,61,480 cases of Covid-19 in January and lost 247 deaths lives. In December, the total infections stood at 22,229 infections with 38 deaths, as per BMC data. Mumbai’s total Covid-19 case load with the current wave receding stood at 10,46,590, with 16,623 as the end of January 2022.