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Mumbai: A day after dismissing the need to impose night curfew in the state, the Maharashtra Government on Monday imposed a night curfew in the jurisdiction of municipal corporations from 11 pm till 6 am the next day. The night curfew will be imposed from tomorrow and will remain valid till January 5, 2021.
The decision by the state government has been taken in the wake of a new strain of Covid-19 being detected in Britain. A review meeting in this regard was chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and was attended by state chief secretary Sanjay Kumar, Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and other top government officials.
The state government has also decided to quarantine passengers arriving from Europe and Central-East European countries, whereas those arriving from other countries will be home quarantined.
A government press statement quoting CM Thackeray said that extra precaution is being taken in the wake of a new strain of Covid-19. In addition to this, the high vigil will have to be kept for the next 15 days, he added.
“The new strain of Covid-19 identified in Britain is spreading rapidly and its severity will be known in the coming days. Hence, from today onwards additional precaution is being taken. Strict check-up of passengers arriving from international flights should be done”, Thackeray directed.
Passengers who have arrived from all European countries and Central-East Countries have been institutional quarantined for 14-days. These passengers will undergo an RT-PCR test on the 5th or 7th day. They will be allowed to go home after their 14 day period gets over.
The Chief Minister has also directed the municipal commissioners to make arrangements of hotels and Independent hospitals where the international flights arrive in municipal jurisdiction.
Passengers arriving from non-European countries will be stamped on their hand and home quarantined. “All the workers who will do the check-up of passengers arriving from European countries and Central-East countries will have to be provided PPE kit at the airports”, he directed.
