Summary:
In areas where the positivity rate is more than 20 percent and the occupancy of the oxygenated beds is more than 75 percent, then the district borders are to be sealed.
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Maharashtra government extended the lockdown till June 15 for corporations of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, Aurangabad, Nashik, Vasai Virar, Nagpur – all civic bodies with more than one million population.
The decision was taken after considering the positivity rate of the Covid-19 spread and the occupancy of oxygen beds.
In the urban areas that are considered as separate administrative units and where the total positivity rate is less than 10 percent and total oxygen beds occupancy is less than 40 percent, essential shops can be allowed to operate from 7 am to 2 pm instead of 7 am to 11 am.
The civic body can also decide on all non-essential shops which are standalone and not inside a mall up to 2 pm, but they will be closed on weekends.
Deliveries of non-essential items along with essential items through e-commerce will be allowed in all these districts.
All government offices will be allowed to function at 25 percent attendance instead of 15 percent earlier.
As the sowing season is approaching, the agriculture shops can be allowed to be open till 2 pm.
But in areas where the positivity rate is more than 20 percent and the occupancy of the oxygenated beds is more than 75 percent, then the district borders are to be sealed, and only in cases of emergencies related to death or Covid-19 duty personnel shall be permitted to move.
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