Mumbai : Policenama online – Giving an indication of possible lockdown in the wake of rising cases of Covid-19, Maharashtra Minister for Disaster Management Vijay Vadettiwar said that the final decision will be taken by the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
The cases are doubling every day. On Wednesday, 5000 new cases were found in the state. Vadettiwar said that if restrictions are not imposed situation would worsen in January. Looking at the rapid rise in cases, it is the responsibility of the citizens to follow Covid norms. If the rules are not followed the government will be forced to impose lockdown. It is up to the people to decide, he said. Now that the third wave is here, the government would relook at the decision about opening of schools and allowing travel by local trains. However, CM will take the decision after reviewing the situation, he added.
On Thursday, active cases counted up to 18,217 while 5,367 new cases were added. 22 Covid patients lost their lives on Thursday while 1,193 patients recovered from the pandemic.
Total 65,07330 patients have recovered from Covid so far. The percentage of recovery is 97.55 while mortality rate is 2.12 %. Till now, 1,41,518 patients have died so far.
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