Maharashtra: Theatres, private offices to operate 50% capacity, govt issues new rules amid COVID spike
All theatres, auditoriums and offices in Maharashtra will take in only 50% of their capacity till March 31 amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the state government said in an order today.
FollowAmidst the rise in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state government has issued fresh measures applicable till 31st March 2021.
All theatres, auditoriums and offices in Maharashtra will take in only 50% of their capacity till March 31 amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the state government said in an order today.
The directive said, "Now, thereof, in the exercise of the power conferred under the Section 2 of the Epidemic disease Act, 1897, and the power conferred under The Disaster Management Act, 2005, the undersigned in the capacity as Chairperson, State Executive Committee, hereby issues following guidelines. All drama theatres and auditoriums to operate at 50% capacity. No entry to be allowed without proper wearing of masks. Temperature measuring devices to be used to ensure that no one enters the premises with fever. Adequate hand sanitizers to be kept at various convenient locations."
In the case of government and semi-government offices, the head of the office shall take a decision regarding staff attendance.
If found violating the norms, the premise will be shut down till the time Covid-19 is notified as a disaster by the Centre.
Maharashtra reported 25,833 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the 24-hour period till Thursday night, the highest since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
Today's order curtailing the capacity in theatres and offices also comes days after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned people of another strict lockdown if they started going easy on safety rules like not wearing mask.
