Jan 09, 2022, 07:56:40 PM | etimes.in
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Here is why Paresh Rawal was furious over complete shutdown of gyms amid surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra

COVID-19 is once again hitting our lives. The nation is getting crippled with the rising cases of the novel virus. And keeping in view the current situation of the pandemic in the country, state, and central governments are once again introducing COVID restrictions and guidelines. The alarming situation has led many state governments to put a cap on amenities like theatres, bars, and restaurants among other things, operating on a 50% capacity, while gyms and wellness centers have been completely shut in some states. Now, while expressing his displeasure over this, veteran actor Paresh Rawal took to his Twitter handle and posed a question why gyms are not allowed to operate during COVID times when other amenities can operate with 50% capacity. In his tweet, he wrote, 'Trains n Theatres n Bars n Restaurants, etc are allowed to remain open with 50% capacity BUT NOT GYMNASIUM !!! WHAT'S THE LOGIC BEHIND IT? IS IT A CRIME TO LOOK AFTER ONE'S HEALTH? IS IT NOT AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE?' After coming across the tweet, several netizens also expressed similar views. One of the users commented, 'Risk of the corona is equal everywhere, in a hotel, restaurant, theatre, mall or gym, no one follows all protocols all the time, no one keeps wearing mask inside a theatre as well. Please treat all businesses equally, open gyms also with 50 percent capacity #opengyms50%.' 'Gyms should be the last thing to be shut down...It increases immunity...It should operate with 50% capacity to maintain distance while working out', said another. However, post this tweet, the Maharashtra government who had earlier ordered to shut down all the gyms owing to COVID-19, revised their guidelines to contain the unprecedented spike in the Coronavirus cases in the state. According to the fresh guidelines, the government has decided that Gyms will be allowed to remain open with 50 percent capacity.

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