Key points:
- CM Thackeray said that wearing masks will be mandatory for the next six months in Maharashtra amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic
- No lockdown in the state as the coronavirus situation is under control.
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that he is not in favour of night curfew or another lockdown in the state as the coronavirus situation is under control, though not completely.
However, CM Uddhav Thackeray said that wearing masks will be mandatory for the next six months.”People have followed what I advised. We have control over the Covid-19 situation. ostly everything has been opened. It’s my duty as head of Maharashtra to ask everyone to be cautious. There have been some winter-related diseases. Mask and social distancing will help us avoid these diseases. We will have to wear mask for six more months,” Uddhav Thackeray said.
He asked everyone to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 by taking precautions, such as physical distancing, wearing a mask, avoiding crowds, cleaning their hands etc.
