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Maharashtra Lockdown: Everything that is exempted from restrictions during curfew amid Coronavirus outbreak
As Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra government has imposed a curfew in the state, here’s a look at which services will continue to function.
Amid the rapidly increasing cases of the novel coronavirus in Maharashtra including 106 cases and three deaths, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has imposed a statewide curfew there from Monday. Reportedly, the state government claimed that the decision of curfew was taken after people failed to abide by the restrictions imposed during the lockdown. While the curfew has been imposed as a precautionary measure to prevent the widespread of COVID 19 in the state, some essential services have been exempted from the restriction during this complete lockdown.
According to a report published in Times of India, mutual fund institutions, stock exchange, stockbrokers, clearing corporations and depositories will be operating at the minimum required capacity. Besides, all public transport including Mumbai’s lifeline local trains have also been suspended in the state. Meanwhile, private vehicles will also be permitted only in emergency cases. Apart from this, essential services like pharmacy, media, banks, grocery stores, petrol pumps, IT sectors etc will continue to function amid coronavirus outbreak in the city.
