Lockdown-like curbs in Nashik district from May 12 to 23

Strict lockdownlike restrictions will be clamped in Nashik district of Maharashtra for 12 days beginning May 12 given the surge in Covid19 cases guardian minister Chhagan Bhujbal said on Monday As part of the new curbs people will not be allowed to step outside except for essential and medical reasonsShops selling grocery sweets and bakeries will remain open from 7 am to 12 noon for the next 12 days but only for home deliveries The new restrictions will come into force from noon As of May 9 the Covid19 tally in Nashik stood at 356084 while the death toll stood at 3865Bhujbal said the number of coronavirus positive cases has risen significantly in the district compared to the previous year Around 3300034000 cases were added recently he told reporters and underlined various issues like the dearth of hospital beds medical oxygen and the fear of mucormycosis also called a black fungusHe said there is a possibility of the third wave of the pandemic which will mainly affect children Bhujbal said many people still do not wear masks In some parts of the district tribals are not willing for Covid19 vaccination fearing impotency The number of patients in rural parts is increasing Therefore we will have to make efforts to bring the number of patients to zero To achieve this the lockdown will be made stringent from May 12 to 23 People such as farmers grocers and milkmen will suffer some losses but we will make efforts to minimize the loss he addedDuring the next 12 days milk can be collected from centres from 7 am to 12 noon Home delivery of milk will be allowed only during this period From 5 pm to 7 pm people can purchase milk from these centres the district administration said in an orderHome delivery of parcels from hotels restaurants and liquor vends will be allowed from 7 am to 12 noon and 5 pm to 7 pm No customers will be allowed at all these establishmentsAll Agriculture Produce Market Committees APMCs in the district will remain closed during this period The responsibility to make available an optional arrangement to farmers to sell their goods in a decentralised manner will rest with APMCs and concerned officials the order statedAll vegetable markets and weekly markets in the district will remain shut However vegetables and fruits can be sold at safe distance alongside roads from 7 am to 12 noon Sale of vegetables and fruits through handcarts will be allowed it saidAlong with medicine and oxygen manufacturing units all other industries and construction activities will be allowed to operate only in situ All schools colleges other training institutes playgrounds and gardens will remain closed along with marriage halls and lawns Only registered marriages are allowed in the District Registrars office and only five people can attendA maximum of 20 people are allowed to attend funerals while only 15 people can participate in postdeath rituals it said All vaccination centres banks post offices will remain open from 9 am to 12 noon only for essential worksMeanwhile Bhujbal has written a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray demanding that journalists in the state be categorised as frontline workers and given vaccines immediatelyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever