Mumbai: Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, the entire state of Maharashtra including Mumbai will have a strict lockdown from 8 pm On Friday till 7 am on Monday.
Only essential services such as medical, grocery, fruits, milk shops will be allowed to remain open. Restaurants and hotels can only home deliver.
Chief minister (CM) Uddhav Thackeray has called an all-party meeting today evening where the proposal is likely to be discussed in detail.
The state government could consider a total lockdown if the Corona situation doesn’t improve in the coming days.
Maharashtra’s Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Vadettiwar says that local trains should be stopped or strict restrictions should be imposed and the state government is considering to take a decision in this regard. It is to be noted that despite lockdown-like restrictions in Mumbai, the local trains are still running up to their full capacity.
Ms Kalinga AI