Covid-19: Schools, colleges to remain closed in Pune till month-end; night curfew returns after cases rise

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The authorities also said that the new restrictions will come into force in the city from Monday onwards. (Credit: ANI) Weeks after educational institutions were allowed to open completely in the state, the Maharashtra government has decided to close all schools and colleges in Pune back again due to the sudden rise in the number … Read more

Covid-19: Maharashtra govt mulling night curfew in these districts as cases surge; check details

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The fatality number has, on the other hand, remained subdued but experts have cautioned that it is only a matter of a few days before the spike is seen in Covid-19 fatality as well due to the increased number of Coronavirus cases in the state. (Representative image) The Maharashtra government is considering an option to … Read more

Covid-19 in Mumbai: No proposal for lockdown now even as cases surge; BMC focuses on testing, masks

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The fear of another lockdown in Mumbai had increased due to the recent surge in the number of Coronavirus cases, with the city recording a total of 897 new cases on Saturday. The alarming rate of spread of Coronavirus seen in Mumbai and other parts of the state in the past few days had led … Read more

Maharashtra govt extends Covid-19 lockdown till February 28, check details

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Previously the state government had extended the Coronavirus lockdown in the state till January 31 and the government’s recent order has been issued before the expiry of its previous order. The Maharashtra government has extended the Coronavirus lockdown in the state till the end of the month of February, news agency ANI reported on Friday. … Read more

Coronavirus in Maharashtra: No night curfew in Mumbai; state records slight increase in new Covid cases

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It is pertinent to note that the state of Maharashtra registered more than 4000 new cases of Coronavirus for the first time on Wednesday after a gap of 20 days. The coronavirus night restrictions in Mumbai which had been imposed by the city police have now been lifted. The Mumbai police had imposed the night … Read more

Coronavirus: Maharashtra extends Covid-19 lockdown restrictions till January end; details

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The letter signed by the state chief secretary Sanjay Kumar mentioned that the state government thought it is expedient to extend the lockdown restrictions in the state of Maharashtra further till January 31st, 2021.(IE Image) The Maharashtra government has extended the lockdown restrictions by another month (till January 31, 2021) in the state to contain … Read more

Coronavirus testing: Nagpur civic body converts buses into swab collection centres to ramp up mobile testing

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The initiative will enable the administration to visit different areas of the city and test people symptomatic of the disease immediately at the spot. Coronavirus testing: Nagpur civic body steps up mobile testing! In an attempt to ramp up testing to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has started a novel way to … Read more

Covid-19: Why Maharashtra is recording more infections

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On September 13, the daily growth rate in infections in Maharashtra at 2.3% was higher than Tamil Nadu’s 1.3%. On Sunday, as Maharashtra recorded 22,084 infections, the Covid cases in the state totaled 1.04 million. The state now accounts for a fifth of India’s cases. Globally, Maharashtra is the province with highest number of infections. … Read more

Coronavirus update: COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra cross 1-million mark; hospitals face oxygen shortage

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Maharashtra is facing a shortage of oxygen for COVID-19 patients. Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra have been surging ever since the pandemic broke out in the country. After six months, the state has become the first one in India to have surpassed COVID-19 cases beyond the 1-million mark. As many as 1,015,681 cases have been confirmed … Read more

Coronavirus in India: Maharashtra’s Covid-19 growth rate is faster than national average

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Incidentally, the share of Maharashtra in the total number of cases recorded in the country has come down from the high of over 40 per cent to over 20 per cent now. Maharashtra, which has been the worst-affected state since the onset of Coronavirus in the country, has again started growing at a faster rate … Read more