Speaking to ANI, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) police inspector, Nasir Kulkarni, said, "We will take action if COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will not be followed by people. We have instructed people to wear masks." The variant has been rapidly spreading in Maharashtra with the highest number of cases across the country being reported from the state.
Security tightened after Section 144 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was imposed in Mumbai up to midnight on December 31 (New Year s eve) in wake of rising Omicron cases in the state.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has directed all agencies to make every effort to give two doses of vaccine to all. The variant has been rapidly spreading in Maharashtra with the highest number of cases across the country being reported from the state.