In view of the decline in Covid-19 cases, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday allowed shopping complexes, restaurants, etc. to operate at 100 per cent capacity in 14 out of 36 districts of the state, including Mumbai.
These 14 districts include Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban District, Pune, Bhandara, Sindhudurg, Nagpur, Raigad, Wardha, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sangli, Gondia, Chandrapur and Kolhapur.
A government notification said 90 per cent of the eligible population in these districts have taken at least one dose of anti-coronavirus vaccines, and over 70 per cent have been fully vaccinated. The positivity rate in these areas is less than 10 per cent and the occupancy of oxygen supported or ICU beds is less than 40 per cent.
Social, sports, entertainment, educational, cultural, religious, political and festival related events including marriages and funerals and other functions and gatherings are now allowed in these districts with 50 per cent attendance of the venue’s capacity Has been. stated in the notification. But if a gathering is expected to be more than 1,000 people, the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has to be informed and it can impose appropriate restrictions. For other districts, attendance at such events will be capped at 50 per cent of the capacity or 200, whichever is lower.
In these (14) districts, all shopping complexes, restaurants and bars, sports complexes, gyms, spas, swimming pools, religious places, drama theaters, tourist places, amusement parks etc. are allowed to operate with 100 percent capacity. . “For other administrative units (remaining 22 districts of the state) excluded from this list, these will operate at 50 per cent capacity,” the notification said.
Based on the inputs from the State Health Department as well as the Government’s COVID Task Force and in view of the current pandemic situation, the State Executive Committee (SEC) has decided to ease the norms. There has been a steady decline in new daily coronavirus cases. in Maharashtra. On January 31, the state government had relaxed some restrictions.
The January 31 guidelines had said that swimming pools, water-parks, theaters and restaurants in the districts of Mumbai, Pune, Bhandara, Sindhudurg, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara can operate with 50 per cent capacity with the permission of the competent authority. , Sangli, Gondia, Kolhapur and Chandrapur.
(with inputs from PTI)
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