Maharashtra Issues Notification Extending Lockdown Till April 30 as Covid-19 Cases Continue to Surge
'The first notification was issued on March 25 as necessitated by Section 2 of Epidemic Diseases Act and provisions of Disaster Management Act, and was valid till April 14,' said an official.
People wait to give their samples to medical staff at a slum area during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Mumbai, on April 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday issued an official notification extending the lockdown in the state till April 30.
It was issued by the state's revenue and disaster management departments.
"The first notification was issued on March 25 as necessitated by Section 2 of Epidemic Diseases Act and provisions of Disaster Management Act, and was valid till April 14," said an official.
"Since there has been no reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases in this period, the lockdown was extended till April 30," he added.
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