Struggling to arrest the contemporary surge in COVID-19 instances, the Maharashtra authorities on Saturday introduced a whole ban on holding of all sorts of gatherings, together with political and spiritual. The authorities additionally ordered that eating places, gardens and malls will stay shut between 8 pm to 7 am starting Saturday evening. People can even not be allowed to go to seashores throughout 8 pm to 7 am, an official order stated.
Drama theatres can even stay shut from Saturday evening. However, the federal government has exempted supply of meals in evening hours in its new set of pointers.
“Gatherings of greater than 5 individuals is not going to be allowed from 8 pm to 7 am efficient from midnight on twenty seventh March. Violation will entice penalty of Rs 1,000 per particular person on offenders.
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“All public places including gardens and beaches will remain closed during the same period and violators will be fined with Rs 1,000 per person. Not wearing of face mask will attract Rs 500 fine while the same is Rs 1,000 for public spitting,” as per the order.
It stated that holding of social, cultural, political and spiritual gatherings within the state is being banned utterly.
Auditoriums or drama theatres shouldn’t permit their property for use for such occasions, it stated.Â