Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray 
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- Assembly of more than five persons banned in public places between 9 pm to 6 am
- Restaurants, gyms, spas, cinemas halls to operate at 50 per cent capacity
- Only 100 people allowed in indoor weddings, not more than 250 in outdoor weddings
New Delhi: A day after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held talks with the members of the state COVID-19 task force, the Maharashtra government announced new COVID-19 guidelines.
The restrictions will be in effect from midnight today. As per the new directive, a gathering of more than 5 persons in public places across the state is prohibited from 9 pm to 6 am.
Only 100 people will be allowed in indoor weddings and not more than 250 in outdoor weddings.
Restaurants, gyms, cinema halls to operate at 50 per cent capacity
Restaurants, gyms, spa, hotel, theatre and cinema halls will now operate at 50 per cent capacity and as per the state government, all of them will have to declare their full potential as well as 50 per cent capacity.
For other social, political, religious events also the number of attendees should not be more than 100 and in open space, this number should not be more than 250 or 25 per cent of the capacity of the space whichever is less.
In case of other social, political or religious functions and gatherings, where the presence of attendees is generally continual throughout the function, the total number of attendees should also not exceed 100 for enclosed spaces and 250 for open to sky spaces, or 25 per cent of the capacity of such spaces, whichever is less.
Further restrictions should be considered in the future: CM
In the case of sports events or competitions, these may be held with the number of spectators not exceeding 25 per cent of the seating capacity of the venue, the notification read.
The number of patients is doubling, especially in Europe as well as in the United Kingdom, due to the Omicron variant.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also said that due to the high rate of spread of the virus, some restrictions should be imposed at present and further restrictions should be considered in the future.
It is necessary for all to follow the rules and use masks properly if they want to stop the infection from spreading, he added.