Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday ruled out a complete lockdown in the state, saying the existing restrictions had been...
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday ruled out a complete lockdown in the state, saying the existing restrictions had been effective in controlling the coronavirus situation, PTI reported. “I don’t think we will reach that stage,” he said in a televised address.
The chief minister added that Maharashtra would have been in a far worse situation, seeing nine to ten lakh active coronavirus cases, had his government not imposed timely restrictions to contain the spread of the disease in the state, which is the worst-affected in the country.
Cases in the state have registered a steady dip over the past week, especially in the capital city of Mumbai. On Friday, Maharashtra registered 62,919 new cases and 828 deaths, while Mumbai logged 3,925 infections.
“The latest restrictions helped contain the daily spike in coronavirus cases and active cases have now stabilised at around 6.5 lakh,” Thackeray said, adding that his state will fight the coronavirus wave “like we did last year”.
Talking about the ferocious second wave of Covid-19 in the country, Thackeray said, “The entire world is facing several waves of Covid-19 and the situation in Maharashtra will be no different.”
He added, “Strict lockdown like last year, is required but we don’t feel that such a time will come [this...
