Maharashtra has been detecting the highest number of Omicron cases in India. On Thursday, State Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar requested the members of the assembly to wear face masks during the parliaments’ winter session.
On Wednesday, the Central government reiterated that the local-level containment measures should be put in place in the areas where either the test positivity goes beyond 10% or the occupancy of oxygenated beds is more than 40%.
The Union Health Ministry said, “However, based on the local situation and population characteristics such as density, etc., and keeping in mind the higher transmissibility of Omicron, the states/UTs can undertake containment measures and impose restrictions even before these thresholds are reached.”
