Bhubaneshwar: With a surge in the surge in Covid-19 Kaseload and detection more cases of omicrons in the state in the last 72 hours, Wednesday the Odisha government decided to extend night hours in cities and stop physical classes to standards.
New restrictions will take effect from 5 am January 7 to 5 in the morning, February 1, Commissioner of PK K Jena.
Night at night will now be applied from 9pm to 5 in the morning in all urban areas, not from 10pm to 5 in the morning.
Only important activities will be allowed at night at night, he said.
The new guideline was announced after the Daily Covid-19 case surged through the 1000 mark for the first time in almost five months, SRC announced.
Safe! You have managed to throw your voteogin to see the results
Jena said that the spread of omicron was three times faster than the Delta variant and in four to five days Odisha had witnessed a surge in positive cases.
“It seems, the new wave of Covid-19 has begun in Odisha”, he said.
The government limits the number of guests to marriage and thread ceremonies at 100.
Only 30 people can participate in ‘Bara’, Jena said.
Both government and private offices will run with a capacity of 50 percent and there will be no physical classes up to standard 12.
However, online classes will continue and also the matrix assessment exam.
SRC in a command says that a maximum of 100 people will be permitted to participate in the official government meeting or training program.
The cinema room can run with a maximum capacity of 50 percent.
Likewise hotels and bars will be permitted to operate 50 percent of their seating capacity and along with roadside vendors can be opened until 9pm, he said.
‘JATRA’ and open air cinema can only have 1000 spectators who adhered to the Covid-19 protocol but no cultural events or trade shows will be permitted, the command word.
In small shops and a roadside outlet with a maximum of five people must be allowed to stand at a time.
The government has also forbid all types of social-religious and cultural events in any hotel, parks and other public places.
SRC said that in terms of violations of guidelines in the mall and any store, the owner will be responsible and according to the actions of the pandemic of the outlet will be closed for seven days.
Strict actions will be taken against picnics in public places and tours.