COVID-19 curbs: Salon owners, barbers seek aid from Maharashtra govt
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Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 04:20 PM IST
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The state government has enforced tough new measures, which exclude essential services, for 15 days to break the COVID-19 transmission chain. Barber shops, salons, spas, schools, colleges, coaching classes, beaches, clubs, swimming pools, gyms, drama theatres and cinema halls will remain shut during the period.
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Salon owners and barbers in Maharashtra have demanded financial assistance from the state government in the wake of their shops being shut to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The state government has enforced tough new measures, which exclude essential services, from Wednesday for 15 days to break the COVID-19 transmission chain.
threatened to protest against restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government to curb the spread of COVID-19. As per the state government s order of Break the Chain , all shops under the non-essential category will remain closed till April 30. Expressing unhappiness over the order, the Maharashtra Nabhik Mahamandal on Wednesday said salon owners here will burn an effigy of the government on Saturday and shave off their heads as part of the mundan andolan on April 22. They will also stage a ghantanaad (ringing of bells) agitation outside their shops on April 14. Representatives of the Aurangabad Jilha Vyapari Mahasangh met the district collector on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum, saying they should either be allowed to open their shops or given permission for self-immolation .
Maharashtra: Aurangabad Traders Threaten To Protest Against Covid-19 Restrictions
The state government has issued an order of Break the Chain that makes it mandatory for all shops under the non-essential category to remain closed till April 30. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-08T10:14:36+05:30 Maharashtra: Aurangabad Traders Threaten To Protest Against Covid-19 Restrictions outlookindia.com 2021-04-08T10:26:59+05:30
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Traders in Aurangabad have threatened to protest as the Maharashtra government imposes restrictions in the state to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The state government has issued an order of Break the Chain that makes it mandatory for all shops under the non-essential category to remain closed till April 30.
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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a woman to test for COVID-19 near the landmark Gateway of India in Mumbai. (Photo | AP) By PTI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow people above 25 years of age to receive COVID-19 shots, which he said will protect the young people from the rapid spread of coronavirus at a time when they are stepping outside their homes to earn a livelihood.