Maharashtra extends COVID-19 curbs till June 1; mandates negative RT-PCR report for entry to state
The curbs will be in place till 7 am on June 1. The state government has also made a negative RT-PCR report compulsory for people entering the state, Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte said in an order issued on Thursday, May 13
BusinessToday.In | May 13, 2021 | Updated 12:41 IST
Maharashtra reported 46,781 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, an uptick from 40,956 a day ago, and 816 deaths, the health department said
Maharashtra government has decided to extend the COVID-19 emergency measures implemented to stem the surging coronavirus cases in the state.
The curbs will be in place till 7 am on June 1. The state government has also made a negative RT-PCR report compulsory for people entering the state, Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte said in an order issued on Thursday, May 13. The local disaster management authority has been directed to ensure that COVID appropriate behaviour is followed
The curbs will be in place till 7 am on June 1. The state government has also made a negative RT-PCR report compulsory for people entering the state, Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte said in an order issued on Thursday, May 13
Maharashtra lockdown to be extended by 2 more weeks? State minister has THIS to say - Rajesh Tope on Tuesday (May 11) said that the Cabinet will review the situation and decide on whether to extend these lockdown-like measures or not.
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Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will speak with experts and different stakeholders before taking a call on the decision to go for a full lockdown, Wadettiwar said.
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Maharashtra relief and rehabilitation minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday said the government is looking at a complete lockdown in the state. The government has scheduled a cabinet meet on Tuesday and, according to people aware of the development, a decision on enforcing a complete lockdown in the state could be taken at this meeting.
“We have as of yet not gone for a full lockdown, we have just put a curfew,” Wadettiwar said. “Now (with cases rising), everyone from traders and common people to political parties are asking us to impose a full lockdown. We have conveyed this to the chief minister, and we are expecting that a decision on the lockdown would be taken in the next two days.”