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Akola Lockdown: Strict restrictions to be enforced
A strict lockdown will be enforced in one more Maharashtra city in view of rising Covid-19 cases. After Nagpur, Akola has also been placed under lockdown to flatten the rising graph.
As per the local administration, restrictions will come into effect at 8 PM on Friday. The restrictions will remain in place till Monday 8 PM. However, essential services will remain open during the lockdown period.
Earlier on Thursday, a strict lockdown was announced in Nagpur from March 15 to 21. According to district guardian minister Nitin Raut, the lockdown will be enforced in the Nagpur Police Commissionerate limits from March 15 to 21.
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Several restrictions will come into force in the Nanded district of Maharashtra from today, 12 March with the intention of curbing the spread of coronavirus infection, officials said, news agency
PTI reports. Collector Vipin Itankar issued an order to this effect on Thursday.
As per the order, shops will be operational from 7 am to 7 pm only.
No weekly markets will be allowed in the district between March 12 and 21.
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Mumbai: Hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned of a lockdown in some areas , the Centre on Thursday made the alarming revelation that 8 out of the top 10 worst Covid-hit districts in the country are located in the state.
While Pune tops with maximum new cases, Nagpur, Thane, Mumbai, Amravati, Jalgaon, Nashik, and Aurangabad are the other districts of the state with highest Covid-19 cases in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a NITI Aayog Covid-19 status presentation here.