Holi 2021: Nagpur Bans Holi, Shab-e-Barat Gatherings As Covid Cases Rise

Holi 2021: Not more than five people will be permitted to gather at public places during the Holi on March 28 and 29.

The civic body in Nagpur on Friday issued a notification banning Holi celebrations and Shab-e-Barat processions in public and private places amid the rise in COVID-19 cases. The state government has already imposed strict restrictions in Nagpur till March 31. According to an order issued by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, not more than five people will be permitted to gather at public places during the Holi festivals on March 28 and 29.  The NMC has further stated that all private establishments, offices, shops, markets and libraries will remain shut on March 29. Apart from this, all stand-alone grocery, vegetable, and meat shops will be shut after 1 pm on March 29, it was stated. Nagpur district recorded a single-day spike of 3,579 COVID-19 cases and 47 deaths on Thursday, an official said. The tally of infections in the district has now reached 2,07,067, while the number of deaths has risen to 4,784, the official said.