Covid 19 lockdown curbs extended in Maharashtra till January 31

Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Government has decided to extend lockdown restrictions further. A circular to this effect was issued on December 29. The circular said lockdown restrictions in the state will continue till January 31, 2021, to curb the spread of Coronavirus.  

The development assumes significance in the backdrop of a new strain of the coronavirus that was detected recently in the United Kingdom.

“The state is threatened with the spread of COVID-19 virus. Therefore, to take certain emergency measures to prevent and contain the spread of the virus, the lockdown in the state has been extended till January 31,” the circular said.  

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The activities already allowed and permitted from time to time shall be continued, it added.

The government has urged citizens to stay at home while celebrating the new year on December 31 and January 1 and avoid crowding in public places, especially on seashores, in gardens and on roads.

Maharashtra Government extends lockdown restrictions in the state till 31st January 2021, to prevent the spread of COVID19 pic.twitter.com/mAJOhHDQkY

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Over the past few months, the government has eased several lockdown restrictions.

Last month, the government had allowed the reopening of places of worship. Schools for students from Std 9th to 12th were also reopened in some parts of the state.

Maharashtra is among the five states and Union Territories that account for 60% of total active coronavirus cases in the country.

The Maharashtra government had earlier imposed a night curfew in all the municipal areas of the state. The curfew is in place from 11 pm to 6 am and will remain in force till 5 January.