Maharashtra Cabinet meeting today may extend full lockdown by 2 weeks amid rising COVID-19 cases

Mumbai: Amid rising cases of coronavirus in Maharashtra, the state authorities’s cupboard meeting on Wednesday (May 12) is anticipated to evaluate the pandemic scenario and determine on whether or not to additional extend the lockdown-like measures or not.

The transfer is anticipated at a time when Maharashtra reported 40,956 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a pointy rise from 37,236 logged a day in the past, taking the tally to 51,79,929, whereas 793 extra sufferers succumbed to the an infection.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope additionally acknowledged that the state authorities within the cupboard meeting on Wednesday will evaluate the scenario and determine on whether or not to extend these lockdown-like measures or not. There is a rising demand that the full lockdown in Maharashtra must be prolonged by two extra weeks, as the present lockdown beneath the ‘Break The Chain’ order will finish on May 15. 

On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported 40,956 new COVID-19 cases, a pointy rise from 37,236 logged a day in the past, taking the tally to 51,79,929, whereas 793 extra sufferers succumbed to the an infection, in line with the state well being division. 

With 40,956 COVID-19 infections, the state’s caseload elevated to 51,79,929, whereas 793 deaths upped the fatality depend to 77,191, mentioned the well being division.

On Monday, the variety of each day coronavirus cases (37,236) within the state had dropped beneath 40,000 for the primary time since March 31. A day later, the state recorded a soar of three,720 cases to once more breach the 40,000-mark.

Maharashtra, the worst COVID-19-hit state within the nation, had reported 39,544 cases on March 31. The state had registered 54,022 cases on May 7, 53,605 on May 8 and 48,401 on May 9. Of the 793 fatalities, 403 had occurred up to now 48 hours, whereas 170 occurred final week and 220 individuals died earlier than the final week, however have been added to the toll on Tuesday, the division mentioned.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday alleged that the Union authorities was not fulfilling its duty to offer an sufficient variety of vaccine doses to states.

Tope instructed reporters, “The Union government has not provided enough vials of Covaxin and Covishield, hence we had to divert our own Covaxin stock, purchased for the 18-44 years age group, for the above- 45 age group,” including “The Union government is not fulfilling its responsibility of providing sufficient quantity of vaccine.”

The Union authorities ought to grant approval to all of the COVID-19 vaccines out there within the international market, Tope mentioned, including “It is a reasonable and necessary thing to do now.”

The minister mentioned that the Centre ought to assist the present two vaccine-makers within the nation — Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India — to reinforce their manufacturing.

The Maharashtra authorities has requested vaccination centres to make use of the vials offered for the 18-44 age group to inoculate the above 45 class, the minister mentioned, including “We are going slow on the vaccination of 18-44 age group.”

Mucormycosis cases in Maharashtra 

Maharashtra’s well being minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday mentioned that the state authorities has determined to make use of hospitals connected to medical schools as remedy centres for Mucormycosis. 

Notably, signs of Mucormycosis, also called black fungus, embrace headache, fever, ache beneath the eyes, nasal or sinus congestion and partial lack of imaginative and prescient. 

Tope instructed PTI that “there could be over 2,000 Mucormycosis patients in the state as of now and with more and more COVID- 19 cases coming up, their number would increase for sure.”

According to him, the state authorities has determined to pick hospitals connected to medical schools for remedy of Mucormycosis sufferers because it calls for a multidisciplinary strategy.

“A Mucormycosis affected person must be seen by varied specialists akin to ENT, ophthalmologists and neurologists amongst others. We try to cowl many of the remedy beneath the Mahatma Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana (the state’s flagship well being scheme), he mentioned.

(With Agency Inputs) 

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