Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced the imposition of a night curfew across the state from Sunday (March 28) amid a massive rise in COVID-19 cases.
For the past few days, the state has been gearing up to witness one of the most prominent festivals which will be held on Monday, however, at the condition of maintaining the guidelines imposed by the Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra government.
The recent ANI report suggests that the Maharashtra government has imposed a curfew between 8 pm – 7 am across the state in view of rising cases of COVID-19. The night curfew extends curbs, imposed as part of its Mission Begin Again initiative, till April 15. More than five people will not be allowed in any public place, including gardens and beaches, and violators will be fined.
Maharashtra government imposes curfew between 8 pm and 7 am in the state in view of rising cases of COVID-19; visual from Marine Drive in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/FYirNCfP01
— ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2021
The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has struck fear amongst the masses and governments across the globe have adopted necessary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Announcing the details for a night curfew since March 28, CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday reportedly assured that he has “no intention of imposing a lockdown”. He further shared his concerns about the growing number of patients and mentioned that the health facilities set up on a large scale across the state might also fall short.
In his statement issued on Friday, Maharashtra’s CM also instructed the district collectors to enforce lockdown if there is a need in the district where the number of patients is increasing rapidly.
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