Detection of new Covid cases in the state hit a 75-day low on Sunday with fresh cases dropping under 20,000. A total of 18,600 cases were reported, the lowest since March 16, when 17,864 cases were detected. The state’s overall case tally has now reached 57,31,815. The state government on Sunday changed its pattern of restrictions and divided the state into municipal corporation areas and rural districts as separate components. All essential goods and services shops in the city, Thane and Pune, that is, places where the positivity rate is below 10%, will be allowed to operate for longer, from 7am to 2pm. Till now, these shops could operate only till 11am. Stay with TOI for more updates.
Parents fret over the third wave of COVID-19
Parents fret over the third wave of COVID-19
BySupriya DedgaonkarSupriya Dedgaonkar / Updated: May 30, 2021, 06:00 IST
Speculation is rife that the third wave will primarily affect the children
With the news making rounds about how the third wave of COVID-19 may or might not affect the children, the
parents are already drowning into a state of anxiety and distress. They’re keeping their young ones mostly indoors and keeping them off any kind of social contact.
While they are flooded with discussions, assumptions or arguments if the third wave will actually happen, the parents want to rather start taking precautionary measures to ensure that their children are not infected with the virus.
Maharashtra lockdown-like restrictions in force in the state have been extended till June 15, announced public health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday, but held out hope of some localised relaxation in areas where the pandemic is under control. Covid deaths for the month of May are likely to touch 25,000 on Saturday, making the month the deadliest so far since the outbreak of the pandemic. Maharashtra has recorded 24,385 deaths in May so far, just 615 short of the 25,000 mark. The state reported 20,740 cases on Friday, taking the total caseload to 56.9 lakh, and 424 fatalities were reported and 549 old deaths added, taking the total death toll to 93,198. The Near to Home Covid Vaccination Centres initiative for the elderly and citizens with different ablities will start in Pune in the next few days. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates from Maharashtra.