MUMBAI: In view of the surge in Covid-19 cases, particularly of the Omicron variant, the police imposed Section 144 in the city from Thursday to Friday next week, or January 7.
The city recorded 2,510 new cases on Wednesday. The new Covid-19 restrictions prohibit New Year’s celebrations and parties in any closed or open space.
Any person contravening the order would be punishable under Section 188 of the IPC, besides attracting the penal provisions under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897, the National Disaster Management Act, 2005, and other legal provisions.
In Thane, the police said there would be heavy bandobast on New Year’s eve.
Over 5,000 policemen would be on bandobast duty in the Thane commissionerate area, which includes Bhiwandi, Narpoli, Kalwa, Mumbra, Diva, Kalyan-Dombivali, Ulhasnagar and Ambernath.
