Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), masks and sanitisers to Mumbai police personnel.

कोरोना चे होम क्वाॅरंटिन केलेले काही संभाव्य रुग्ण पळून जात असून, त्यांना पकडण्यासाठी जाणाऱ्या मुंबई पोलिसांना आज शासनाकडून "पर्सनल प्रोटेक्शन इक्विपमेंट" चे वाटप करण्यात आले. pic.twitter.com/28hj8NH8Wr

— ANIL DESHMUKH (@AnilDeshmukhNCP) April 4, 2020

"We want our police officials to remain safe while they are on duty amid coronavirus lockdown," he said. With 47 fresh cases of coronavirus being reported in Maharashtra, the total number of positive cases on Saturday rose to 537, according to the state health department.

Out of these 47 cases, 28 have been reported from Mumbai, 15 from Thane district, two in Pune and one each from Amravati and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The total positive cases of COVID-19 in India stand at 2,902 which includes 601 fresh patients.

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