There will be a new dawn for Navi Mumbaikars on Saturday morning as they with no Covid restrictions in the city. The administration will lift all the restrictions from midnight on Friday. The city has met all the four criteria, set up by the state government, to lift restrictions. However, all the citizens will continue to wear masks.
Malls, restaurants, theaters, hotels, schools, and other social functions will function with 100 percent capacity.
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is the only civic body in the MMR where there will be no Covid restrictions from Saturday morning.
The city has been given the go-ahead to lift restrictions following it achieved 100 percent vaccination. The first dose of the vaccine has been given to 100 percent of eligible people and the number of people taking the second dose has reached 98 percent.
Despite NMMC achieving 100 percent vaccination, it falls under the Thane district where 100 percent vaccination has not been completed, there was a delay in lifting the restrictions. There was resentment among citizens. “Since NMMC meets all the necessary criteria set by the state government, the city will be 100 percent unrestricted from midnight on Friday,” said a senior civic official. Therefore, citizens and all establishments within the jurisdiction of NMMC will be restrictions free after almost 2 years.
“Now, restaurants, cinemas, commercial complexes, malls, bars, sports complexes, gymkhana, spas, swimming pools, religious places, tourist spots, amusement centers are starting at 100 percent capacity from midnight on Friday,” said the official.
The city had seen the first Covid patient on March 13, 2020. After that, the civic body had taken a number of measures during all three waves.
At present, there is not a single patient at the Covid Care centre. However, there are few patients admitted to different hospitals. The majority of the Covid patients are getting treatment at home isolation. Even the daily cases of Covid have dropped to single-digit and the total active cases are less than 150.
