Maharashtra govt decides against lifting lockdown, extends it to July 31
The Maharashtra government on Monday said
that the lockdown in the state is being extended till July 31. The announcement
comes amid a rapid growth in the number of cases in the state.
The
current lockdown was to end on June 30. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had on
Sunday ruled out lifting the lockdown
from July 1.
The
government issued guidelines for what it called 'Mission Begin Again’. The order said that movement
for non-essential activities will be restricted within neighbourhoods in the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
It
further reads, “It is further directed that the movement of persons for the
purposes of non-essential activities like shopping and the outdoor exercises,
shall be restricted within the neighbourhood area limits with all necessary
prescribed mandatory precautions of wearing masks, social distancing and
personal hygiene.” Read More
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