<p>The Maharashtra government has decided to impose fresh restrictions in the state to avoid crowding in view of the rising cases of Covid-19, and it will issue guidelines regarding these curbs, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement late night on Thursday that the guidelines will be issued on Friday.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held talks with the members of the state Covid-19 task force.</p>.<p>They discussed the ways to avoid crowding during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, weddings and parties at hotels and restaurants, it said.</p>.<p>The statement said the meeting also discussed the restrictions imposed in other states and the spike in Covid-19 in USA and Europe.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>The daily coronavirus case count in Maharashtra has been rising over the past few days.</p>.<p>The state on Thursday reported 1,179 new coronavirus cases, a day after it saw 1,201 new infections.</p>.<p>On Monday, the state had added 544 cases, while the next day it had logged 825 cases.</p>.<p>On Thursday, Maharashtra reported 23 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, highest in a single day so far, which took the state's tally of such cases to 88.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>The Maharashtra government has decided to impose fresh restrictions in the state to avoid crowding in view of the rising cases of Covid-19, and it will issue guidelines regarding these curbs, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement late night on Thursday that the guidelines will be issued on Friday.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held talks with the members of the state Covid-19 task force.</p>.<p>They discussed the ways to avoid crowding during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, weddings and parties at hotels and restaurants, it said.</p>.<p>The statement said the meeting also discussed the restrictions imposed in other states and the spike in Covid-19 in USA and Europe.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>The daily coronavirus case count in Maharashtra has been rising over the past few days.</p>.<p>The state on Thursday reported 1,179 new coronavirus cases, a day after it saw 1,201 new infections.</p>.<p>On Monday, the state had added 544 cases, while the next day it had logged 825 cases.</p>.<p>On Thursday, Maharashtra reported 23 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, highest in a single day so far, which took the state's tally of such cases to 88.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>