Night curfew in Maharashtra between 8 pm and 7 am from April 5

Maharashtra's Cabinet minister Aslam Shaikh told reporters that restaurants and hotels will be allowed to offer take away services only and no dine-in service will be available.

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April 04, 2021 / 18:49 IST

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Maharashtra will be put under night curfew from 8 pm to 7 am from April 5 in the wake of rising number of COVID-19 cases.

Maharashtra's Cabinet minister Aslam Shaikh told reporters that restaurants and hotels will be allowed to offer take away services only and no dine-in service will be available, theatres and multiplexes to be shut down, but public transport will operate at 50 percent capacity, according to a report by ANI. During night restriction, only essential services will be permitted, the minister added.

Night curfew will be put in place from 8 pm to 7 am. Only essential services will be permitted. Restaurants are permitted only for take away & parcel services. For offices, employees will have to work from home. Detailed SOP will be released soon:Maharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh pic.twitter.com/FRcUsZZ89S
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— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2021

Besides, according to a report in The Economic Times, the state will also go under weekend lockdown on every Friday from 8 pm. However, all sorts of construction and industrial activity will continue and markets will be allowed to function.

The decision comes a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that a lockdown might be imposed in the state again if the present COVID-19 situation prevails.

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