Prasad : Mumbai Mayor Slams Kumbh Pilgrims They ll Distribute Covid As
Prasad : Mumbai Mayor Slams Kumbh Pilgrims The Mayor s comments come as Maharashtra recorded the highest-ever surge in cases in the last 24 hours with 63,729 infections in a single day with 398 deaths.
Updated: April 17, 2021 2:20 pm IST
Hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered for Kumbh Mela on the banks of the river Ganga for a holy dip
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Pilgrims returning from the Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand s Haridwar will distribute coronavirus as
prasad in their states, Mumbai s mayor said today as coronavirus cases ravage the country especially Maharashtra - the worst-affected state in India.
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that the Maharashtra government must impose a complete lockdown as people are defying the restrictions imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the State capital.
Uddhav Thackeray, Mumbai Mayor pay floral tributes to Ambedkar
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Because of the lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, the birth anniversary celebrations were subdued.
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Because of the lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, the birth anniversary celebrations were subdued. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar and leaders across parties paid rich tributes to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary on Wednesday.
Mr. Thackeray and others visited Chaitya Bhoomi, the Constitution architect’s memorial in central Mumbai in the morning and paid floral tributes to India’s first Law and Justice Minister.
Coronavirus: Maharashtra heading for full lockdown if situation does not change, says state minister
Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that he was not in favour of imposing a full lockdown but added that it may be needed to break the chain of transmission. Yesterday · 06:44 pm Medics from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation collect swab sample of traders and workers for Covid-19 tests on Friday. | PTI
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said that a full lockdown could be imposed in the state if the coronavirus situation does not improve soon, reported NDTV.
“We are heading towards a lockdown but I hope that we don’t have to go for one,” Tope told NDTV in an interview. “Before that, if we contain the virus, we will be happy, satisfied and contented. We are hoping for the best.”
565 Mumbai is expected to get up to 1.80 lakh fresh doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Friday. Tribune photo.
Mumbai, April 9
Several vaccination centres across Mumbai, including a jumbo COVID-19 facility in business district BKC, suspended inoculation on Friday morning due to a shortage of doses, BMC sources said.
The remaining centres are likely to suspend the vaccination drive by afternoon or evening as the available stock is fast depleting, according to the sources.
Meanwhile, Mumbai is expected to get up to 1.80 lakh fresh doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Friday, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation s (BMC) executive health officer Mangala Gomare told PTI.
According to the sources, as many as 75 of the 120 centres, mainly at private hospitals, suspended vaccination on Friday morning due to unavailability of doses, while some other centres suspended the drive within a few hours after the stock got over.