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Covid-19 curbs to continue in Nagpur till Mar 31 with relaxations

Maharashtra minister Nitin Raut on Saturday said curbs imposed in Nagpur district amid the rise in Covid-19 cases will continue March 31, but with some relaxations.

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Police personnel deployed across Nagpur during the week-long complete lockdown in the city (Photo: ANI)

Press Trust of India Nagpur

Maharashtra minister Nitin Raut

on Saturday said curbs imposed in Nagpur district amid the rise in COVID-19 cases will continue March 31, but with some relaxations.

Strict curbs have been imposed in the district from March 15 to 21, following a surge in COVID-19 infections.

Raut, who is the district guardian minister, held a review meeting with district officials to assess the situation.

The restrictions, which have been imposed in the district, will continue till March 31 with partial relaxations, the minister said.

He further informed that a separate standard operating procedure will be issued for the festival of Holi, which will be observed on March 28-29.

 

Shops selling essential commodities will be permitted to operate till 4 pm as opposed to the earlier timing of 1 pm, while restaurants and eateries, which had been ordered to remain shut, can function till 7 pm, the minister said.

Food delivery services will be allowed till 11 pm, he said.

The police department has been directed to take action against violators, the minister added.

Nagpur recorded 3,235 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the count of infections to 1,85,787.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Mar 20 2021 | 5:34 PM IST

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