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Maharashtra will go slow on easing coronavirus restrictions: CM Uddhav Thackeray

A presentation regarding the COVID-19 situation in the state and progress on vaccination made at the cabinet meeting stated the scare of a second wave still looms large and the manner in which cases and deaths are being reported from certain countries.

Maharashtra will go slow on easing coronavirus restrictions: CM Uddhav Thackeray
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday, February 4, hinted the state government would go slow in further reopening of sectors.

Even though the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths are falling and the vaccination drive is gathering momentum, CM Thackeray asked the authorities and the people not to become complacent in the fight against coronavirus in view of its second wave in Britain and Brazil.

Addressing a cabinet meeting, Thackeray said the number of patients here have decreased due to herd immunity. Despite this, Europe has seen a second wave that is spreading faster. He reiterated that virus still exists and the state government expects authorities and people to observe COVID-19 protocols.

A presentation regarding the COVID-19 situation in the state and progress on vaccination made at the cabinet meeting stated the scare of a second wave still looms large and the manner in which cases and deaths are being reported from certain countries calls for exercising caution.

He further mentioned that the Centre has relaxed restrictions regarding occupancy in cinema halls and further opened up other sectors. But Maharashtra will not open up everything and will be treading carefully.

He said he has written to the Centre alerting them that passengers from abroad are still arriving in Maharashtra directly by other routes to escape the mandatory quarantine.

After the suburban trains opened for all from February 1, around 20 lakh commuters travel on the Central Railway route and 14 lakhs on the Western Railway daily, it was told in the meeting.

Thackeray's call comes when the number of positive cases is on the decline, districts like Amravati, Yavatmal, Akola, Bhandara, Nandurbar, Wardha, Ratnagiri, Gadchiroli and Nanded are witnessing a rise and the testing is less.

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