Mumbai: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government on Wednesday eased COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and allowed shopping complexes, restaurants, cinema halls and theaters to operate at 100 per cent capacity in 14 of Maharashtra’s 36 districts.
A government notification said that 90 per cent of the eligible population in these districts have taken at least one dose of anti-coronavirus vaccines.
The government notification said more than 70 per cent of the people in these districts have been fully vaccinated.
The COVID positivity rate in these areas is less than 10 per cent and the number of oxygen supported or ICU beds is less than 40 per cent.
The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have been eased in Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban District, Pune, Bhandara, Sindhudurg, Nagpur, Raigad, Wardha, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sangli, Gondia, Chandrapur and Kolhapur districts.
The notification said that social, sports, entertainment, educational, cultural, religious, political and festival related events, including programs related to marriages and funerals and other functions and gatherings, will now be allowed to have 50 per cent attendance in these districts. allowed with. ,
The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will have to be informed if a gathering is expected to have more than 1,000 persons.
DDMA may impose appropriate restrictions.
For other districts, attendance at such events will be capped at 50 per cent of the capacity or 200, whichever is less.
The notification said that in these 14 districts all shopping complexes, cinema halls, restaurants and bars, sports complexes, gyms, spas, swimming pools, religious places, drama theatres, tourist places, amusement parks etc. should be operated with 100 percent capacity. is allowed to do.
These will work at 50 per cent of the capacity for other administrative units (remaining 22 districts of the state), the notification said, which have been kept out of this list.
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The notification further said that the State Executive Committee (SEC) has decided to ease the norms in view of the inputs of the State Health Department as well as the government’s COVID Task Force and the current pandemic situation.
The state government’s decision comes at a time when Maharashtra has witnessed a steady decline in new daily Covid-19 cases.
Relaxing some restrictions, the state government had earlier issued guidelines on January 31, stating that swimming pools, water-parks, theaters and restaurants in Mumbai, Pune, Bhandara districts shall operate with 50 per cent capacity, subject to the permission of the competent authority. can be. Sindhudurg, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sangli, Gondia, Kolhapur and Chandrapur.