Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting to take a stock of COVID-19 situation in the state.Authorities also announced restrictions in Yavatmal district on Thursday
Covid-19 In Maharashtra: Stricter Curbs In Yavatmal, Weekend Lockdown In Amravati
Both Amravati and Yavatmal fall in Vidarbha, a region that has been reporting a steady rise in Covid-19 cases since the start of February.
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Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the administration in two eastern Maharashtra districts of Amravati and Yavatmal on Thursday announced the strict implementation of restrictions, including a weekend lockdown in Amravati in order to contain to spread.
In Mumbai, the civic body has said that it will appoint about 300 marshals to take action against passengers travelling without masks in suburban railways.
COVID-19 cases: Maharashtra to impose weekend lockdown in Amravati
Maharashtra s Amravati district goes under weekend lockdown amid a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases. Yavatmal district of Maharshtra also tightened its COVID-19 restrictions
BusinessToday.In | February 18, 2021 | Updated 22:02 IST
Amid a sudden a surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharshtra s Amravati, district collector Shailesh Naval on Thursday declared a lockdown in the district. Naval told media that lockdown has been imposed in the district from Saturday to Monday in wake of increasing COVID-19 cases. Owing to rising cases, lockdown declared in Amravati District from Saturday 8 pm to Monday 7 am, Naval said.
⨠I advise all the people of the district to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines failing which strict action will be taken by the concerned authorities, he added.
The state reported 4,787 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest one-day count in more than two months. Among districts, Amravati reported 230 cases on Wednesday, a sharp rise from 82 infections registered on Tuesday. A few other districts in the Vidarbha region have also registered a steady rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.