In a relief, Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday (June 3) announced that the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions will be completely lifted in 18 of the 36 districts from tomorrow (Friday, June 4). Wadettiwar said the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has prepeared a 5-level unlock plan on the basis of positivity rate and status of occupancy of oxygen beds in the districts.
As per the new guidelines released by the state government, districts with the lowest positivity rate - below 5% and oxygen availability is within 25 per cent will have no restrictions.
Which districts are listed in Level 1?
Thane, Aurangabad, Latur, Nanded, Jalna, Parbhani, Buldhana, Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Gondia, Wardha, Washim and Yavatmal
Lockdowns have been withdrawn from this district.
What will remain open now in Level 1?
Restaurants, malls allowed
Gardens, walking treks will open
Private, government offices will operate 100 percent capacity
Film shooting will be allowed
Theaters will operate at full capacity
No limit on attendees for public events or wedding ceremonies
E-commerce will be allowed to operate with full capacity
Gyms, saloons, parlour, wellness centers will be allowed to remain open
Buses allowed to operate with 100% capacity
Besides, there will be no curfew imposed in this level.
However, there will be some restrictions on those coming from other states, orders will be issued later.
