On July 29, Maharashtra’s Health Minister Rajesh Tope announced certain relaxations of coronavirus-led restrictions applicable to 25 districts of the state.
According to Tope, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will make a final decision on the suggestions proposed by the COVID Task Force. He stated, “Today, in the COVID Task Force meeting, Chief Minister will take the final call on our suggestions. We have suggested that COVID relaxation should be given to 25 districts where the positivity rate is much lower than the state average.”
The districts with low COVID-19 positivity rates will be allowed to open up shops, theatres, cinema halls, and gyms. Timings for hotels and shops have been increased till 8-9 pm and can operate with a capacity of 50 per cent. The staff needs to be fully vaccinated.
Places are permitted to function on Saturdays but restrictions for Sundays will remain in place. Furthermore, the Health Minister informed that detailed guidelines will be available in the next two to three days.
Restrictions imposed on marriage functions and related gatherings will continue to exist. Tope added that the use of air-conditioned halls should be discouraged.
The state has been witnessing a fall in a daily count of COVID-19 infections. On Wednesday, it reported a total of 6,857 new cases with 286 fatalities and 6,105 patients recovering from the virus.
