Key Points:
- CM Uddhav Thackeray said that there will be a statewide NIGHT CURFEW from Sunday, March 28, 2021 in Maharashtra, PTI reported.
- The only restrictions that are currently known are that the MALLS will remain shut from 8PM to 7AM.
- “If necessary, lockdowns should be imposed in individual districts but, the decision should not be taken suddenly,” said the CM.
- Maharashtra has added over 1.3 lakh cases in the last five days.
On Friday, March 26, Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray finally broke silence over the Lockdown to be imposed in the Statenof Maharashtra.
Thackeray, on Friday, asked the officials to impose a statewide NIGHT CURFEW from Sunday, March 28, 2021. The move is taken in order to control the ever increasing Covid-19 cases in the state since the past month.
PTI, the news agency, cited an official statement by Thackeray, who also happened to warn of stricter restrictions if the people did not observe Covid-19 safety protocol.
“I do not wish to impose lockdown. But there seems a possibility of healthcare facilities falling short given the rise in the number of coronavirus patients,” Thackeray was quoted as saying.
कोरोना रुग्णांची वाढती संख्या लक्षात घेता गर्दी टाळणे,संसर्गाला रोखण्यासाठी कडक उपाययोजना लागू करून त्याची प्रभावी अमलबजावणी करणे नाईलाजाने गरजेचे ठरत असल्याने राज्यभरात रविवार,२८ मार्च २०२१ पासून रात्रीची जमावबंदी लावण्याच्या सूचना मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांनी दिल्या
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) March 26, 2021
The only restrictions that are currently known are that the MALLS will remain shut from 8PM to 7AM.
Thackeray, during the statement, also gave an example of Great Britain where authorities forced a lockdown for two months after the second wave of the coronavirus disease.
The directions come after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray chaired a meeting of divisional commissioners, collectors, SPs, and senior doctors of district hospitals to review the COVID-19 situation in the state, earlier in the day.
CM Uddhav Thackeray has asked the officials to make sure that there are enough hospitals, hospital beds and medicines for treating the Covid-19 patients.
During the statement, the Chief Minister said that the citizens need to understand that the COVID-19 threat is not over but has grown bigger.
If necessary, lockdowns should be imposed in individual districts but, the decision should not be taken suddenly said the CM.
Officials should check if private establishments are adhering to guidelines on attendance of employees and office timing, Thackeray said.
As of Friday, Maharashtra recorded 36,902 coronavirus infections. It was the highest one-day rise since the pandemic began, along with 112 deaths. The state has added over 1.3 lakh cases in five days. Mumbai also surpassed it’s record of 5,504 cases from yesterday with 5,513 new infections and nine deaths.
