Mumbai: The Maharashtra authorities weighed on the potential for a whole lockdown because the COVID-19 scenario within the state stays grim. Though final week, stricter restrictions and full weekend lockdown was introduced after a cupboard assembly the state is now mulling a whole lockdown.
On Saturday, Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray headed an all-party assembly to focus on the disaster and a proposal of a whole lockdown for 15 days was additionally floated. Apart from Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, state Congress president Nana Patole and different leaders additionally attended the assembly.
“Though no formal decision on a lockdown has arrived at the all-party meeting, the chief minister appears to be in favour of a strict lockdown,” state BJP president Chandrakant Patil informed reporters.
At the assembly, extending assist to the economically weaker sections and giving ample time to migrant employees to return to their respective dwelling states was additionally deliberated. Though, the assembly ended inconclusively.
The chief minister is anticipated to take a final call on Sunday after assembly the COVID-19 process drive.
While Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar mentioned he would maintain a gathering on Monday on understanding a monetary bundle for the sections whose livelihood can be impacted, his colleague Ashok Chavan mentioned the “nature, scope and duration of the lockdown will be finalised soon”.
In the final 24 hours, as many as 55,411 new circumstances of the coronavirus have been reported taking the overall tally to 33,43,951. While 309 deaths have been reported taking the dying toll to 57,638. In Maharashtra as we speak, 53,005 sufferers had been discharged after restoration. So far, 27,48,153 sufferers have been recovered and discharged in Maharashtra.
In Mumbai, 9,330 new circumstances of COVID-19 have been reported taking the overall to 5,10,512. There have been 28 deaths from coronavirus with this a complete of 11,944 deaths have been registered in Mumbai.
