1. Christmas celebration shall be limited to Churches with a maximum of 50(fifty) persons joining the mass by strictly following COVID protocols and in terms of specific conditions as imposed by District Magistrates/Municipal Commissioners/ Local Authorities while permitting such mass, if any.
2. Zero Night celebration, Welcome to New Year in hotels, clubs, restaurants, parks, convention halls, Kalyan Mandaps, etc. is completely banned across the State.
3. No celebration other than marriage (but not receptions and ancillary functions) is allowed across the State.
4. Funeral rites is allowed with due COVID-19 protocols.
5. There shall be strict vigilance on crowding and gathering during the above occasions.
6. No community feast is also allowed.
7. No social gathering, rallies, orchestras, dances and other cultural. programmes shall be permitted.
Odisha Govt Announces New Guidelines
From Wikipedia
The Omicron variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on 24 November 2021.[1] On 26 November 2021, the WHO designated it as a variant of concern and named it “Omicron“, the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet.
