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Covid-19 restrictions extended in Mumbai till January 15

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In view of the rising Omicron cases in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government issued a notification on Friday, extending restrictions in Mumbai till January 15.

As per the restrictions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the Mumbai Police has prohibited citizens from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks, or similar public places, from 5pm to 5am.

The state government has also capped the attendance in open or closed spaces at 50 people. Earlier, not more than 100 persons in enclosed spaces, and 250 persons in open spaces, were permitted to attend wedding functions or social, cultural, political and religious gatherings.

 

The new directive also states only 20 people can attend funerals and cremations.

Any person contravening the order shall be liable for punishment under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code, as well as provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, Pandemic Act, and the National Disaster Management Act 2005, and other legal provisions as applicable.

The positivity rate in Mumbai on Thursday surged to 8.48 per cent after 3,671 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the city.

Maharashtra reported 5,368 Covid-19 cases on Thursday, a sharp spike of 1,468 cases from Wednesday, propelling the state’s overall caseload to 66,70,754.

At present, there are 18,217 active cases in the state.

Maharashtra also recorded 198 new cases of the Omicron variant, of which 190 were in Mumbai alone, taking the tally in the state to 450.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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