Updated Feb 24, 2021 | 16:10 IST
Maharashtra state CM Uddhav Thackeray has appealed to the people to follow all SOPs and defeat the possibility of a second wave. These steps and guidelines are in force across Mumbai with people s help. Mumbai s Marine Drive | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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On Sunday, Maharashtra logged nearly 7,000 new Covid-19 cases, the biggest jump in the last 3 months.
Maharashtra continues to be one of the worst COVID-1 affected states in the country.
Night curfew will be in place across Mumbai, the states capital. Check the rules, restrictions, guidelines and combat plan here.
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Cape MEC explains why City healthcare workers are getting vaccinated before those outside the metro
By Shakirah Thebus
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Cape Town - The inoculation of healthcare workers (HCW) must take place near vaccine study sites and within reach of the researchers, according to Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo.
This is because 13 100 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines forms part of the clinical research study, she said.
Mbombo, was replying to questions on why HCW on the outskirts of Cape Town, were not getting vaccinated. Currently, there are three main vaccination sites, Groote Schuur, Tygerberg and Khayelitsha District hospitals.
Mbombo visited Tygerberg Hospital on Tuesday, Tuesday, nearly a week since vaccination commenced.
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