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

Private offices are advised to have not more than 50 per cent attendance. Swimming pools, gyms, spas, wellness centres and beauty salons to remain closed

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

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