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The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government announced that it will lift COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the state from Monday.
The state government added that the restrictions will be relaxed on the basis of the COVID-19 positivity rate and availability of oxygen beds.
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Friday (June 4, 2021) night announced that it will lift COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the state from Monday onwards. The Chief Minister’s office (CMO) shared a five-level plan created by the state government which will be implemented from Monday (June 7, 2021).
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government also added that the restrictions will be relaxed on the basis of the COVID-19 positivity rate and availability of oxygen beds.
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Easing of lockdown post June 1 except in 14 districts with rising cases: Minister
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Easing of lockdown post June 1 except in 14 districts with rising cases: Minister
While the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government has hinted at easing lockdown restrictions across the State after June 1, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday stressed that the curbs were likely to remain in place in 14 districts which had yet to show a significant decline in COVID-19 cases.