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Maharashtra lockdown extended till April 30: Uddhav Thackeray

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Apr 11, 2020, at 06:29 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray here on Saturday announced the extension of lockdown in the state till April 30 to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.

Addressing the people of Maharashtra, the CM said that the move was imperative as COVID-19 cases and casualties were on the rise.

He also announced to seal certain areas which have emerged as hotspots of the virus.

We have no option but to extend the lockdown beyond April 14. This will go on till at least April 30. I am stressing on the word at least because it all depends on our social discipline and not crowding areas like markets.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 11, 2020

The details of the protocols to be followed during the extended lockdown would be announced later, he added.

On April 13, the State will complete five weeks since first Covid case was reported, he said, adding that the relentless efforts yielded results as the multiplication of cases have been prevented to some extent.

Thackeray asked for people's cooperation so as to unitedly cripple the Covid crisis.

Everyone is in a problem. I know these restrictions are tough, no one wants them. Even I am working from home. Those who can must work from home, if you haven’t started doing this, please do.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 11, 2020

The death count due to novel coronavirus in Maharashtra reached 112 on Saturday, while a total of 210 fresh cases were registered, propelling the overall tally to 1,666 -- highest in the country.

#Maharashtra #MaharashtraLockdown #Lockdown

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