Maharashtra announces new guidelines; Essential shops can now stay open till 2 pm
Synopsis
In a series of tweets on Monday morning, the Mumbai Police shared some of the new 'Break The Chain' guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government.
Maharashtra has introduced new measures as part of the unlocking process in the state.
In a series of tweets on Monday morning, the Mumbai Police shared the new 'Break The Chain' guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government. These include:
1) Restrictions in the state will continue to be in force from 7 am on June 1 till 7 am on June 15.
2) All essential shops currently allowed to operate can remain open from 7 am to 2 pm.
3) Delivery of essentials and non-essentials through E-commerce is permitted.
4) Only essentials movement, medical and other emergencies, and food delivery will be permitted after 3 pm.
5) All government offices to function at 25% capacity (except those directly involved in works related to the pandemic)
6) Agriculture-related shops can remain open till 2 pm on weekdays.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had on Sunday announced the extension of lockdown-like curbs in the state by 15 days
Uddhav said that the lockdown was being extended unwillingly and that the unlocking will be done in a graded manner.
He also said that the drop in Covid-19 cases is still not as expected.