Maharashtra offices to open at 50% capacity amid surge in Covid cases

Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV

Mumbai, Mar 19,2021:      All theatres, auditoriums and offices in Maharashtra will take in only 50 per cent of their capacity till March 31 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the state government said in an order today.

 

Maharashtra reported 25,833 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the 24-hour period till Thursday night, the highest since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.

Today’s order curtailing the capacity in theatres and offices also comes days after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned people of another strict lockdown if they started going easy on safety rules like not wearing mask.

"All private offices except related to health and other essential services to function at 50% capacity..." the order said.

It allowed government and semi-government offices to take a call on staff attendance. However, offices linked to the manufacturing sector will still have to work with reduced staff."For the purpose of maintaining social distancing on the production floor, manufacturing units may be allowed to increase the working shifts as approved by the local authorities," the government said.