A day after the Maharashtra government revised the lockdown guidelines, the city's usually crowded Byculla vegetable market witnessed a thin crowd on Thursday morning, April 8, amid high security.
The new guidelines announced on Wednesday, April 7, restrict the movement of people in public areas and transport while exempting those involved in essential services. This comes in view of a surge in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra.
#WATCH | Mumbai: Thin crowd at Byculla vegetable market this morning as police security tightens amid surge in #COVID19 cases pic.twitter.com/78OXnSIFP9
— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2021
In a series of tweets, Mumbai Police announced the updated lockdown guidelines, which states "Public Places: Weekdays (7 am-8 pm) - the movement of no more than 5 people allowed Weekdays (8 pm-7 am) and 8 pm Friday to 7 am Monday - no movement except essential services Beaches- Closed till 30 April."
While private offices will remain closed, government offices have been allowed to run with 50 per cent occupancy whereas government offices required for response to COVID-19, electricity, water, banking and financial services are allowed to function with 100 per cent capacity.
Moreover, only 50 guests are allowed in wedding ceremonies while not more than 20 people can attend funerals.
Furthermore, schools and colleges will remain closed along with restaurants, bars, religious places, cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools, barbershops, wine shops and spas whereas shops, markets and malls will remain closed except for essential services.
The guidelines said that newspaper printing and circulation, home delivery are allowed from 7 am-8 pm. Essential services, the manufacturing sector, oxygen producers, e-commerce and construction will remain operational whereas wine shops will remain closed and the delivery of it is not allowed either.
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