Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope warned that if people do not follow laid out COVID-19 guidelines then a complete lockdown will should be imposed. Rajesh Tope satted whereas attending an occasion in Maharashtra’s Jalna.
He stated that if people do not put on masks, do not follow social distancing norms then lock down will should be imposed. “If people do not put on masks, do not follow social distancing, then we will should impose a lockdown,” he stated.
Further, he stated that seeing because the variety of coronavirus instances saved rising he stated there might be a lockdown within the state quickly.
On Sunday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a evaluate assembly with state Health Minister Rajesh Tope and officers relating to the rising variety of coronavirus instances. During this assembly, it was mentioned that because the variety of coronavirus instances are growing day by day there may be scarcity of beds and different services.
Meanwhile, a state-wise evening curfew has been imposed with impact from midnight of March 27. The choice was taken after a evaluate assembly chaired by the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday with divisional commissioners, Collectors, SPs and senior medical doctors of district hospitals.
All malls, cinema halls – single display or multiplexes, parks, gardens, seashores, eating places will be closed from 8 pm to 7 am. Only retailers promoting important objects wil be allowed to open. Further, all spiritual, political, cultural occasions have been banned.
In view of this regard, the Chief Minister ordered that preparations ought to be made in view of the scenario like lock down. This would imply that within the coming days, a lock down might be imposed in Maharashtra.
With this, the variety of oxen and empty beds ought to be elevated.
On Saturday, Maharashtra reported 35,726 new COVID-19 instances within the final 24 hours. With this, the variety of coronavirus sufferers has now risen to 26,73,461. Around 166 people have succumbed to the an infection within the final 24 hours taking the loss of life toll to 54,073. In Maharashtra, 14,523 sufferers have been discharged after restoration at this time. So far 23,14,579 sufferers have been recovered and discharged in Maharashtra.
In Mumbai, over the last 24 hours, 6130 new instances of COVID-19 have been reported taking the overall to three,91,791. With 12 deaths the overall has risen to 11,645.
