The Maharashtra government late on Friday clamped prohibitory orders banning assembly of 5 or more persons from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. with effect from Saturday.
No home isolation to be allowed in 18 Maharashtra districts with high positivity rate
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 05:44 PM IST
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Ordinarily, asymptomatic patients or those who have mild symptoms of coronavirus infection are advised home isolation. Now, the state government has decided to stop home isolation completely in these 18 districts. The district collectors have been asked to set up more COVID Care Centers (CCCs) and admit all active patients there.
State health minister Rajesh Tope said that the positivity rate in these 18 districts is higher than the state average.
The Maharashtra government has decided to stop home quarantining of COVID-19 patients in 18 districts where the positivity rate is high and all active patients in these areas would be admitted to COVID Care Centers, health minister Rajesh Tope said here on Tuesday. Of 36 districts in the state, Satara, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Osmanabad, Beed, Raigad, Pune, Hingoli, Akola, Amravati, K
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Amid an alarming upsurge in coronavirus infections, a fresh set of restrictions on transportation and attendance in offices came into force in Maharashtra from Thursday night.
The state has already been under strict lockdown-like curbs since 14 April. The new restrictions under the government s `Break- the-Chain programme will remain effective till 1 May.
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The government notification regarding this does not use the world lockdown .
The fresh curbs include allowing not over 15% attendance in government and private offices, capping wedding guests at 25 and reserving use of public transport for government personnel, medical professionals or those in need of medical treatment.
Maharashtra s New Covid Curbs: See What Has Changed Maharashtra s New Covid Curbs: See What Has Changed Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 568 deaths because of the coronavirus, registering its highest ever single-day spike in death count. It also logged 67,468 new cases in 24 hours.
Maharashtra announced series of new curbs on Wednesday. (FILE)
Mumbai:
The Maharashtra government has imposed tough new measures to break the COVID-19 transmission chain and curb the rising cases. The new restrictions under the state government s Break- the-Chain program will come into effect from Thursday 8 pm and will remain effective till 7 am on May 1, the
notification said. Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 568 deaths because of the coronavirus, registering its highest ever single-day spike in death count. It also logged 67,468 new cases in 24 hours.