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We will have to co-exist with virus for now:Multiplex, retail associations wary of lockdown in Maharashtra
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We will have to co-exist with virus for now:Multiplex, retail associations wary of lockdown in MaharashtraPTI
Last Updated: Apr 02, 2021, 02:25 PM IST
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The Multiplex Association of India (MAI), Retail Association of India (RAI), and Shopping Centres Association of India have said they are following all the safety protocols mandated by the government and should not be the first casualty of such restrictions.
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Mukesh Kumar, chairman and director on board, Shopping Centres Association of India, said the industry is already suffering because of the previous decisions such as mandatory testing for the malls and reducing the timings.
Cinema, retail, and shopping industries won t be able to bear another lockdown, industry associations said on Thursday, urging Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to not impose a lockdown in Maharashtra where COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Multiplex Association of India (MAI), Retail Association of India (RAI), and Shopping Centres Association of India said they were following all the safety protocols of the government but a lockdown will hit the business, which was in the recovery process. Maharashtra, whose capital Mumbai is home to Hindi cinema, on Wednesday reported as many as 39,544 new coronavirus cases, its second-highest single-day rise in infection tally since the pandemic began, a health official said.
We can t go back to last year: Multiplex, retail associations urge Maharashtra government to avoid lockdown
Gianchandani said businesses should be permitted to function because that s the only way for them to sustain.
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MUMBAI: Cinema, retail, and shopping industries won t be able to bear another lockdown, industry associations said on Thursday, urging Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to not impose a lockdown in Maharashtra where COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Multiplex Association of India (MAI), Retail Association of India (RAI), and Shopping Centres Association of India said they were following all the safety protocols of the government but a lockdown will hit the business, which was in the recovery process.
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We can t go back to last year: Multiplex, retail associations urge Maharashtra government to avoid lockdown
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We can t go back to last year: Multiplex, retail associations urge Maharashtra government to avoid lockdownPTI
Last Updated: Apr 01, 2021, 10:01 PM IST
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Multiplex Association of India (MAI), Retail Association of India (RAI), and Shopping Centres Association of India said they were following all the safety protocols of the government but a lockdown will hit the business, which was in the recovery process.
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Cinema, retail, and shopping industries won t be able to bear another lockdown, industry associations said on Thursday.