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Lockdown-Like Curbs in Maharashtra: What’s Allowed, What’s Not?
These ‘lockdown-like restrictions’ will be in force till 30 April. What’s open? What remains shut?
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Amid an unrelenting surge in COVID cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray led-government on Sunday, 4 April, announced a slew of restrictions in the state, including weekend lockdowns and night curfews.
The state accounts for more than half the country's daily infections and these ‘lockdown-like restrictions’ will be in force till 30 April.
Here is what is allowed in Maharashtra, and what will remain shut.
What services have been ordered to shut down?
All non-essential shops in malls and markets
Movie theatres
All religious places, where only priests will be allowed to enter for daily rituals
Salons, spa and beauty parlours
Restaurants
Private offices to move to ‘work from home’ system.
Will educational institutions remain open?
No, except for Class 10 and 12 exams, all schools and colleges will remain shut.