As the western state has been reporting the highest number of Covid cases for weeks, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced restriction to curb the spread of coronavirus.
An official order of the Maharashtra government said prohibitory orders will be imposed across the state starting 8 pm today.
The order stated that no one will be allowed to venture out without valid reason, adding that all establishments and public places will remain closed for the next 15 days.
If further said that essential services will be exempted from the restrictions and there will be no curbs on their movement.
The order also said that a decision will be taken on whether domestic helps, drivers and attendants can be included in the essential service category “depending on local conditions”.
During the 15-day restriction period in Maharashtra, following things will be considered a part of essential services:
- Hospitals, diagnostic centres, clinics, vaccinations, medical insurance offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, other medical and health services including supporting manufacturing and distribution units along with the dealers transport and supply chain. Manufacturing and distribution of vaccines, sanitisers, masks, medical equipment, their ancillaries, raw material units and support services.
- Veterinary services, animal care shelters and pet food shops
- Groceries, vegetable shops, fruit vendors, dairies, bakeries, confectionaries
- Cold storage and warehousing services
- Public transport: airplanes, trains, taxis, autos and public buses
- Services related to functioning of offices of Diplomats of various countries
- Pre-monsoon activities by local authorities
- All public services by local authorities
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI and services designated by RBI as essential)
- All offices of SEBI-recognised market infrastructure institutions such as Stock Exchanges, depositiories, etc and other intermediaries registered with SEBI.
- Transport of good
- Agricultural activities
- Water supply services
- Export-Import services
- Accredited media
- E-commerce (only for supply of essential goods and services)
- Petrol pumps
- All cargo services
- ATMs
- Postal Services
Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 60,212 cases of coronavirus – one of the highest single-day spikes in the country. The state has so far reported over 34 lakh cases with at least 58,245 deaths.
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