COVID 19: Complete lockdown imposed for a week in Maharashtra’s Nagpur from March 15 after rise in cases
With increasing cases of COVID 19 cases in the area, Nagpur witnesses a complete lockdown for a week from Monday. Written By
Pinkvilla Desk 3155375 reads Mumbai Updated: March 12, 2021 09:36 am COVID 19: Complete lockdown imposed for a week in Maharashtra’s Nagpur from March 15 after rise in cases
The COVID 19 pandemic which had hit the country last year and affected over one crore people in India. And while it was expected to have subsided by now, it is reported that the nation is witnessing a second wave of the pandemic now. In fact, Maharashtra, which had earlier recorded the highest number of COVID 19 positive cases, is once again witnessing a spike in the cases of late. As a result, a complete lockdown during in Maharashtra’s Nagpur for a week.
State may hit 2 lakh active cases by April at current growth rate
Active cases in Maharashtra inched close to a lakh (97,983), and in Mumbai (9,319) threatened to reach 10,000.
There were also concerns that the state may hit 2 lakh active cases by April, if the current growth rate continued. Another Central team will visit the state to analyse why cases continue to rise.
“Local lockdowns, which are limited to a district, are not proving very effective as people are moving from one district to another through public transport. The situation will be monitored for the next two weeks before any decision,” said a source. The state’s weekly positivity rate has breached 11% with 16 districts having a higher positivity rate than the state average. Incidentally, Aurangabad district in Marathwada has the highest weekly positivity rate (24%) followed by Akola (23%) in Vidarbha. The rate in Mumbai’s suburbs is 7.6% as per data presented to the cabinet.
Mumbai Police and state government on Tuesday rubbished false claims doing rounds on social media that cops are fining people Rs 1,000 for not wearing.
Locals gather at a crowded vegetable market at Dadar in Mumbai. (PTI)
MUMBAI: CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday warned that the state would impose a strict lockdown if people did not follow Covid-appropriate norms for the next eight days. He also announced a complete ban for a few days on all political, social and religious gatherings, processions, morchas and public protests to check the spread of the disease.
In a 30-minute talk on social media, the CM told the people that it was in their hands to prevent another lockdown: “Now, my question to you is, should we impose a lockdown? Those who do not want a lockdown will observe protocols like using masks, washing hands and keeping physical distance. People who want a lockdown again will flout these rules. Let us see who wants a lockdown, and who doesn’t. I am very clear about this. Observe discipline, prevent a lockdown.”