Maha's new Covid-19 guidelines: Night curfew from Jan 10; Restaurants, cinemas to have 50 per cent capacity

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The Maharashtra government on Saturday announced new guidelines for different establishments in view of the rise in Covid-19 cases in the state due to the Omicron variant. As per the new rules, which come into effect from January 10, no movement in groups of 5 or more people will be allowed from 5 am to 11 pm. Night curfew will be imposed from January 10 and no movement will be allowed from 11 pm to 5 am except for essential purposes.

Rules for establishments are listed below:

Private offices

• Advised to not have more than 50 per cent of regular attendance
• Only fully vaccinated employees to attend office physically
• Management to consider flexible working hours and keeping offices open for 24 hours and working in shifts

Schools, colleges

• To remain shut till February 15

Shopping centres, markets

• To have 50 per cent capacity
• To be closed from 10 pm to 8 am

Restaurants, eateries

• To have 50 per cent capacity
• To be closed from 10 pm to 8 am

Swimming pools, gyms, spas, wellness centres and beauty salons

• To remain closed

Cinema theatres

• To have 50 per cent capacity
• To be closed from 10 pm to 8 am

Public transport

• Only for fully vaccinated people
• To have regular timings

For domestic travel

• Travellers need to have double vaccination or mandatory negative RT-PCR test report valid upto 72 hours upto time of arrival into the state

Entertainment parks, zoos, museums, forts, local tourist spots

• To remain closed