Rajesh Tope says lockdown can be imposed in Maharashtra if.
Mirror Online / Updated: Apr 9, 2021, 18:02 IST
Maharashtra Health Minister
Rajesh Tope has said that a complete lockdown of two to three weeks is required in the state to improve the health infrastructure
With
COVID-19 cases showing no sign of a slowdown, Maharashtra
Health Minister Rajesh Tope has hinted that lockdown can be imposed if the government is unable to cope with the situation.
Tope made the remark while speaking to a news channel.
Tope has said that a complete lockdown of two to three weeks is required in the state to improve the health infrastructure.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said his government would raise issues of COVID-19 vaccine and Remedisivir drug shortages before Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the virtual meet scheduled for today. We will raise four issues before the Prime Minister in today s video conference meet. The issues will be; Remdesivir supply and price control, supply of oxygen from nearby states to Maharashtra, shortage of vaccine dosages, and the ventilator operational support, Tope said. The Maharastra Health Minister added that according to the latest release order of vaccines by the Centre, Maharashtra was only given 7.5 lakh vaccine dosages. While Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana etc, have been given far more vaccines than Maharashtra.
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COVID-19: Pune Mayor writes to Maha Health Minister, Javadekar for more ventilator beds ANI | Updated: Apr 08, 2021 10:10 IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol wrote to Maharashtra Health Minister and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar urging them for transfer of ventilator beds from the states where the COVID-19 situation is under control.
Pune district registered 10,907 new COVID-19 cases, 62 deaths and 7,832 recoveries yesterday. If surge in new cases continues, we could have a dearth of ventilator beds. I have written to Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar requesting the transfer of ventilators beds from the states where COVID-19 is under control, Mohol told ANI.
Central team arrives at Mumbai s BKC COVID-19 vaccination centre to review situation ANI | Updated: Apr 08, 2021 14:52 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): A central team on Thursday arrived at the BKC COVID-19 vaccination centre in Mumbai to assess the current situation in the city.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the Center increased COVID-19 vaccine doses from 7 lakhs to 17 lakhs. I have just been informed that the Center increased COVID-19 vaccine doses from 7 lakhs to 17 lakhs. Even this is less because we need 40 lakh vaccine doses a week and 17 lakh doses are not enough, he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Maharashtra Health Minister had said the state is facing a COVID-19 vaccine crunch.