The Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra is likely to become more critical in the approaching days, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray warned on Sunday as the state continued to record a high number of cases.
CM Thackeray said that the precautions and preventive measures have to be multiplied to tackle the viral infection.
“The state government can take some harsh decisions to ensure social distancing norms are being followed,” he said. He further added that the state government may impose fines on people violating the Covid-19 rules.
“Now, people will have to share the responsibility by strictly following all the social distancing norms,” said Thackeray
The chief minister also urged people to actively participate in a statewide house to house survey from September 15 in which details of senior citizens, people with comorbidities, etc will be collected.
The survey is going to be conducted twice a month.
During the address, Thackeray also asked the Maratha community to not organize any demonstration in the state, in view of the pandemic.
“I request the Maratha community not to organize any protest as the state government is with them and making all the efforts to provide them reservation. Protests are justified only when the government is not listening to your demands,” said the chief minister.
A day after Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra crossed the 10-lakh mark, Thackeray also said that his government has done effective work to tackle the pandemic.
