the maharashtra government on sunday announced a weekend lockdown in the state from 8 pm on friday to 7 am on monday in a bid to curb the growing numbers of covid19 cases in the stateapart from the weekend lockdown strict restrictions will be in force from monday 8 pm onwards minority affairs minister and ncp leader nawab malik told reporters after the cabinet meetinghe said that night curfew will continue and prohibitory orders issued under section 144 will be force during the day time during the weekapart from the weekend lockdown strict restrictions will be in force from 8 pm tomorrow under which shopping malls bars restaurantssmall shops will be open only for takeaways and parcels government offices will be allowed to function only at 50 per cent of their capacity he said advt industries and production sectorvegetable markets will function with standard operating procedures sops and construction sites will operate if there is accommodation facility for workers he addedtheatres drama theatres will be shut while film and television shootings will continue if there is no crowding parks and playgrounds will also be closed he saidreligious places will have to follow the sops malik said adding that that public transport system will remain functionalmumbai city guardian minister aslam shaikh told reporters that work from home will be encouraged for offices except for insurance mediclaim electricity and civic officesessential services have been exempted from the existing night curfew he said pti published on apr 4 2021 at 0657 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app covid19 cases uddhav thackeray state health department maharashtra weekend lockdown nawab malik cabinet homenewsindustrymaharashtra announces weekend lockdown night curfew stricter curbs from monday