Maharashtra Restricts Overnight Gatherings, 50% Cap For Gyms, Cinemas
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The new guidelines, which will come into effect from midnight, restrict indoor weddings to 100 people and not more than 250 people or 25 per cent whichever is less in outdoor weddings.
Gatherings of five or more will not be allowed in Maharashtra between 9 pm and 6 am, the state government announced on Friday, as coronavirus cases recorded their steepest rise in nearly two months amid the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant.
The new guidelines, which will come into effect from midnight - seven days before New Year's Eve, restrict attendance at indoor weddings to 100 people and not more than 250 people or 25 per cent whichever is less in outdoor weddings.
Indoor venues like gyms, spas, hotels, theatres and cinema halls will be allowed to run at 50 per cent capacity while sports events will be allowed to have 25 per cent occupancy, the rules said.
The restrictions were announced on a day when Mumbai reported 683 new COVID-19 cases, the highest since October 6, while Maharashtra added 1,410 new cases - the sharpest rise since October 27.
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