Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to chair a meeting of the Covid-19 Task Force today. The meeting will be held in virtual format.
In the wake of the emergence of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Mumbai Police have prohibited New Year celebrations and gatherings in any closed or open space, including hotels and restaurants, an official said on Thursday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations) S Chaitanya issued an order to this effect on Wednesday under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
The order will be in force from Thursday till January 7, 2022, the official said.
The police order prohibits all New Year celebrations, programmes, functions and gatherings in any closed or open space, including hotels, restaurants, banquet halls, bars, pubs, orchestras, resorts, clubs and rooftops.
Trains, buses and private cars may ply as per the current guidelines and norms, the order stated. Mumbai continues to be threatened by the rise in cases of COVID-19 and emergence of the new variant Omicron, it noted.
