Amid a sharp rise in daily coronavirus cases , Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday directed authorities to take strict m...
Amid a sharp rise in daily coronavirus cases, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday directed authorities to take strict measures to enforce guidelines to tackle the pandemic, PTI reported. Thackeray also warned citizens to follow the rules or be prepared to face another round of lockdown.
Maharashtra recorded 3,663 new cases on Tuesday, while just 2,700 patients were discharged. The number of active cases jumped to 37,125. With 39 fatalities, the toll stood at 51,591. This was the seventh straight day when the state’s daily count remained above the 3,000-mark. On Sunday, it recorded 4,092 cases, the highest single-day rise in more than a month.
The chief minister held a meeting with all district collectors, municipal commissioners, state coronavirus task force, health minister, police and senior health officials to discuss the situation, according to The Indian Express. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was also present.
The officials were asked to make all regulations stringent, including limiting people at marriages, fines for not wearing face masks, geo-mapping in rural areas of the state to check regions with high positivity rate and sealing of buildings which have become a hotspot. Authorities were also asked to temporarily not give permissions for protests, public meetings and processions.
“It is up to the people of the state to...
