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Maharashtra: No lockdown in Maharashtra, but night curfew, other strict curbs in place
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has decided against imposing a complete lockdown in the state. However, a weekend lockdown has been ordered to check the spike in coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, night curfew and other strict curbs will be in place. Only essential services will be allowed on Saturdays and Sundays. Meanwhile, restaurants will be permitted to operate only for take-away and parcel services. Office employees will have to work from home. A number of key decisions were taken at an emergency cabinet meeting chaired by Uddhav on Sunday.Â
Partial lockdown in Maharashtra: List of what's allowed, what's not - Maharashtra has announced a night curfew to curb the virus spread. The state will be put under night curfew from 8 pm to 7 am from Monday (April 5).
Maharashtra COVID-19 news: Important update for Class 1-8 students - Details here
Maharashtra government has decided to promote all students studying in Class I to Class VIII without exams to the next level. File photo
Updated: Apr 3, 2021, 04:16 PM IST
Amid a huge surge in the COVID caseload in Maharashtra, the state School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad, on Saturday (April 3), announced that all state board students across Maharashtra from classes 1 to 8 will be promoted to the next class without any examinations, while a decision regarding students of classes 9 and 11 will be taken soon.
Announcement: In view of the ongoing situation due to #Covid 19, all state board students across Maharashtra state from Class 1st to Class 8th will be promoted to the next class without any examinations. A decision regarding students of class 9th and 11th will soon be taken. pic.twitter.com/3eA5hvQUG5
COVID-19 returns: Lockdown fear increases as Maharashtra records over 23000 new cases
Earlier, PM Modi held a virtual meet with the chief ministers of all states where he described the present condition as an emerging second peak . (Image Source: ANI)
Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 10:47 PM IST
Maharashtra recorded 23,179 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours on Wednesday. This is the highest number of COVID-19 cases this year and nearly 30% higher than the day before.
With a steady rise in coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government has issued a notification stating private establishments that do not follow the standard operating procedure (SOP) will be shut down till the pandemic continues to be notified as a disaster by the Centre.
Covid s second coming? Centre says Maharashtra at start of second coronavirus wave
Covid s second coming? Centre says Maharashtra at start of second coronavirus wave
The Union health ministry has said that Maharashtra is in the beginning of a second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Health ministry has come to this conclusion after a central team visited the state last week to assess the Covid-19 situation amid rising cases.
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A central team visited Maharashtra from March 7-11. (File photo: Reuters)
Maharashtra is in the beginning of a second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday in a letter to the state chief secretary based on the assessment of the central government team.