Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered films, TV serials and advertisement shoots to immediately halt.
The decision by authorities were taken as a part of the fresh guidelines to curb the coronavirus cases.
Mumbai: Maharashtra government on Tuesday (April 13) announced that films, TV serials and advertisement shoots will be halted in the state from Wednesday (April 14) evening as part of the fresh guidelines to curb the coronavirus cases.
Under the Break The Chain order announced by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the guidelines will be implemented from 8 PM on Wednesday to 7 AM on May 1 in Maharashtra.
The current order has put a stop to shootings that were underway with precautions like mandatory frequent testing and avoiding scenes with large crowds.
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Maharashtra is considering a state-wide lockdown to combat the second wave of infections.
12 Apr, 2021 - 08:50 AM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
MUMBAI: With no slowdown in sight in the number of Covid2019 cases in Maharashtra, the Indian Films and Television Producers Council (IFTPC) has urged all television producers to conduct RT-PCR/antigen tests of crew members working on ongoing projects. The statement comes at a time when the state government is mulling a complete lockdown for two weeks to combat the second wave of infections.
Maharashtra is battling an unprecedented surge of Covid2019 cases, with nearly 60,000 cases being reported daily for the past few days. As many as 394 people lost their lives in the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 57,987.The state worst hit by the ongoing pandemic was forced to enforce a night curfew and a weekend lockdown last week. Except for essential services, it announced the closure of all other businesses, inc
The Indian Films & TV Producers Council said producers of all shows have been asked to get their crew tested for COVID-19 as per the recent guidelines.