Maharashtra Covid lockdown news live updates: State reports 25,681 new cases, 70 deaths in 24 hrs
Maharashtra and the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) smashed their previous single-day Covid-19 tallies to hit new peaks on Thursday. By adding 25,833 new infections, Maharashtra surpassed its previous record of 24,886 cases posted on September 11. The PMR’s 4,965 cases were the highest since the 4,935 on September 10.
Road from Daryaganj to Kashmere Gate will remain closed for vehicular movement from Saturday due to ongoing work being carried out by PWD as part of Chandni Chowk re-development project: Delhi Traffic Police.
Maharashtra: Ulhasnagar reports spike in Covid-19 cases
The Ulhasnagar city where coronavirus was under control reported over 108 cases on Friday. Total number of cases in the city has now risen to 12,479 including 372death so far. The sudden spike in cases meanwhile has worried the citizens.
Maharashtra reports 25,681 new coronavirus cases, 70 deaths
The total number of cases in the state crossed the 24 lakh-mark to rise to 24,22,021. With 70 fatalities, death toll reached 53,208, the official said.
Get vaccinated as early as possibly, says Maharashtra health minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday asked people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as early as possible and appealed to them to not believe in rumours floating about the side-effects. The vaccine is safe and getting inoculated is essential, he told reporters. (PTI)
Maharashtra reports 25,681 new Covid cases, 14,400 recoveries and 70 deaths in the last 24 hours. (ANI)
Mumbai reports 3,062 new Covid cases, 1,334 recoveries and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours. (ANI)
Nagpur district reports 3235 new Covid cases, 1,245 recoveries and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per civil surgeon Nagpur. (ANI)
Lockdown an option going ahead, says CM Uddhav as Maharashtra tightens Covid curbs
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that lockdown could be an option to control the spread of coronavirus as the state continues to witness a worrying surge in cases.
Number of Covid patients had increased in Sept 2020 as well. But today we have vaccine as a shield. Citizens should get vaccinated. Rules should be followed so that there's no infection. But if rules aren't followed, strict measures will be taken in near future: Maharashtra CM. (ANI)
Lockdown is an option, says Maharashtra CM as Covid-19 cases rise alarmingly
A day after Maharashtra witnessed the highest one-day spike of 25,833 COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said lockdown is an option but he trusts people to follow the norms on their own. (PTI)
Maharashtra govt rolls out new Covid-19 guidelines, private offices to function at 50% capacity
According to the guidelines, all private offices will function at 50% capacity. Theatres and auditoriums will not be used for cultural and political events. If found violating the norms, the premises will be shut down till the time Covid-19 is notified as a disaster by the Centre.
The manufacturing sector in Maharashtra can operate with the following restrictions:
a. No entry will be allowed without proper wearing of masks.b. Temperature measuring devices to be used to ensure no one with fever gets an entry.c. Adequate hand sanitizers to be kept at various convenient locations.d. Concerned establishments to ensure presence of enough manpower to enforce wearing of masks as well as maintaining social distances by all visitors all the times.
The manufacturing sector, however can function at full capacity. However it is advised that the workforce be reduced to ensure adequate social distancing on the production floor. For the purpose of maintaining social distancing, manufacturing units may be allowed to increase the working shifts as approved by the local authorities.
Drama Halls/ Auditoriums to not be used for any religious/ social/ political/ cultural gatherings as mentioned in this departments order No DMU 2020/C R92/DM 1 dated 15th March, 2021. In case of violation of this order, concerned drama theaters/ auditoriums, shall have to remain closed for a period until the Covid-19 pandemic stays notified as a Disaster by the Central Government. Violation shall also attract penalties under the disaster act for the owner of premises.
All drama theatres and auditoriums in the State to operate on 50% capacity with following restrictions:
a. No entry will be allowed without proper wearing of masks. b. Temperature measuring devices to be used to ensure no one with fever gets an entry. c. Adequate hand sanitizers to be kept at various convenient locations. d. Concerned establishments to ensure presence of enough manpower to enforce wearing of masks as well as maintaining social distances by all visitors all the times.
Fresh guidelines issued by govt of Maharashtra:
Govt of #Maharashtra issues fresh measures applicable till 31st March, in the wake of rise in #COVID19 cases here.… https://t.co/Ke6lSB7YAi
— TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1616147726000Govt of Maharashtra issues fresh measures applicable till 31st March 2021, in the wake of rise in Covid-19 cases
All drama theatres & auditoriums to operate on 50% capacity, no entry to be allowed without proper wearing of masks. All pvt offices to function at 50% capacity
Religious places to stay closed in Nanded
Citing a surge in Covid-19 cases, Nanded district collector Vipin Itankar issued an order on Thursday asking the managements of various religious institutions to keep the establishments closed from March 18 to 31. Every year, thousands of Sikhs from across the world visit Nanded, which is home to one of the holiest gurdwaras. In addition to this, the Kaleshwar, Siddheshwara and Malaxmi temples attract thousands of devotees from across the district as well as other parts of the country.
Asymptomatic patients allowed to go home after 8-day treatment
To accommodate high flow of Covid-19 positive patients, the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to allow asymptomatic patients to take discharge on completion of eight days of treatment. Earlier, it was mandatory for patients to remain at Covid-19 facilities for a minimum of 10 days. At the same time, health authorities have increased the home isolation period for the discharged patient from seven to nine days.
Nagpur police under pressure as 236 personnel test positive
The fresh spike in Covid cases in Vidarbha, especially Nagpur, seemed to have gripped even the police department. On Thursday, when the city entered fourth day of stricter restrictions imposed from March 15, as many as 236 police personnel tested positive for Covid. Out of them, 12 have been admitted to hospital. During the peak of the pandemic last year, around 1,670 cops had tested positive while 17 had died in the city while trying to enforce lockdown and perform related duties.