According to the Maharashtra Health Department, the XXB variant of covid-19 will reach its peak in mid-November, after the festivities are over. The Maharashtra government has also pin pointed that the recent spike is majorly noticed in cities like Mumbai, Thane and Raigad.
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Viewing the pandemic situation grimly, Gujarat High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to decide upon lock down for there four days as well as imposing weekend curfew.
While the state government would decide upon the course of action after studying the order of the High Court, Gujarat has been for the records witnessing more than 3000 cases of daily infection recently.
The division bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bhargav Karia also maintained that the social, political and religious congregations be entirely stopped in the state in view of the raging pandemic. It will not be out of place here to mention that the state witnessed large-scale political gatherings recently in the wake of local body elections as well as India England cricket match in Narendra Modi Stadium.