Coronavirus | Maharashtra announces night curfew, weekend lockdown
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Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra also announced night curfew from 8 p.m., weekend lockdown.
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Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra also announced night curfew from 8 p.m., weekend lockdown.
While ruling out a stringent lockdown, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government on Sunday tightened restrictions further by announcing a night curfew and weekend lockdown across the State in the wake of the relentless surge in COVID-19 cases.
The fresh norms, which come into effect today, include a curfew from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. (Monday to Friday), a ban on gatherings of five or more persons throughout the day, and, in a determined bid to prevent gatherings, a closure of malls, restaurants and bars.
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UPDATED: March 9, 2021 16:45 IST
People in Mumbai walking past a wall mural on importance of masks in Covid-19 era | PTI image
A surge in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra has forced the state government to reimpose restrictions and lockdowns in several major cities, including Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Nagpur.
The Covid-19 pandemic had devastated the world in 2020. The high volume of patients had taken a toll on the health system across the world and Maharashtra was no exception.