Coronavirus: Cinema halls and Malls will be closed in Nagpur until 31 March

Nagpur: Maharashtra government on Friday declared the coronavirus as an epidemic in five metropolitan cities – Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune & Pimpri Chinchwad. The malls gyms, cinema halls , swimming polls will be closed down from Friday night onwards in these cities until 31 March.

“Wherever possible, corporates and owners of the private companies should allow employees to work from home from Monday. Avoid large gatherings,” said CM Uddhav Thackeray.

Making the announcement in the state Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the government was invoking the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 from midnight.

The Health Ministry confirmed the number of confirmed cases in India at 81.