Key Points:
- The curfew will be effective in all municipal corporation areas across the state of Maharashtra from 22nd December to 5th January between 11 PM to 6 AM.
- Along with a Night Curfew, it was also announced that passengers coming from European and Middle East countries in the State will have to compulsorily go under institutional quarantine for 14 days, starting from today.
- Uddhav Thackeray chaired a meeting on Monday to review the Covid-19 situation in the state and hence the implementation of the curfew as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the virus.
- No more than 5 people can assemble at a place during the Night Curfew.
After giving hope to Maharashtra’s people of not imposing any Curfew on Sunday, Uddhav Thackeray changed his stance the very next day when he announced that the state will go under a ‘Night Curfew’ from Tuesday.
ब्रिटनमध्ये कोरोना विषाणूचा नवा प्रकार आढळून आल्याच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर आज मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांनी खबरदारीच्या उपाययोजनांसाठी बैठक घेतली.राज्यात उद्यापासून ५ जानेवारीपर्यंत महानगरपालिका क्षेत्रात रात्री ११ ते पहाटे ६ पर्यंत संचारबंदी लागू करण्याचा निर्णय घेण्यात आला. pic.twitter.com/Ev6FxnQZks
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) December 21, 2020
The curfew will be effective in all municipal corporation areas across the state of Maharashtra from 22nd December to 5th January between 11 PM to 6 AM. Iqbal Singh Chahal, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner stated that the Night Curfew doesn’t mean that people couldn’t step out at all.
“There is a difference between a night curfew and a lockdown. While in a lockdown, individuals cannot step out of their homes. In a curfew, more than 5 people cannot assemble outside during the specified hours. So, offices that function overnight or something like dairy transportation can still operate. Taxis, cars and auto rickshaws will also run just like before,”
he said.
Along with a Night Curfew, it was also announced that passengers coming from European and Middle East countries in the State will have to compulsorily go under institutional quarantine for 14 days, starting from today. The passengers travelling will also have to go through a COVID-19 RT-PCR test on the fifth or seventh day of their arrival in Maharashtra.
Uddhav Thackeray chaired a meeting on Monday to review the Covid-19 situation in the state and hence the implementation of the curfew as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the virus.
त्याचबरोबर संपूर्ण युरोप आणि मध्य-पूर्व देशांतून येणाऱ्या सर्व प्रवाशांना ते विमानतळावर उतरल्यापासून १४ दिवस संस्थात्मक क्वारंटाईन करण्याचा तसेच अन्य देशांमधून येणाऱ्या प्रवाशांना होम क्वारंटाईन करण्याचा निर्णय घेण्यात आला.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) December 21, 2020
Curfew Rules:
- The curfew will run from 22nd December 2020 to 5th January 2021.
- The Night Curfew will be for 7 hours from 11 PM to 6 AM.
- Abroad passengers coming from Europe and Middle-East will have to stay in a 14 days institutional quarantine.
- Independent Hospitals will be arranged for passengers that show symptoms of the new, mutated Covid-19 virus.
- Essential services like vegetable and milk supply will remain unaffected.
- No more than 5 people can assemble at a place during the Night Curfew.
- According to the order, no flights will be allowed to land from UK after 2:30 am on Tuesday.
