Maharashtra on Thursday reported less than 20,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the fifth consecutive day. The total caseload of the state climbed to 57,91,413, with 15,229 persons testing positive for coronavirus.
Maharashtra Class 12 board exams cancelled; 5-level Unlock plan announced
Written byPoonam AhujaPoonam Ahuja / Updated: Jun 3, 2021, 18:14 IST
Mumbai local trains to remain shut for now
Mumbai:
Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday announced the cancellation of Class 12
HSC board examinations in view of the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 and a possible third wave.
Disaster Management Minister Vijay Wadettiwar made the announcement after a meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority in Mumbai on Thursday.
The decision comes after the Centre cancelled the CBSE Class 12 board exams citing the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Maharashtra state disaster management authority has approved the proposal submitted by state education department to cancel Class 12 exams. Chief Minister
Restrictions in Mumbai would be relaxed partially, but the travel by local trains, the state capital s lifeline, would not be open to the general public as of now
Maharashtra to lift lockdown-like restrictions in 18 out of 36 districts from June 4
These 18 districts are Aurangabad, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalgaon, Jalna, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Yavatmal, Washim, Wardha, Parbhani and Thane.
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MUMBAI: Coronavirus-induced restrictions will be lifted from Friday in 18 out of 36 Maharashtra districts where the positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy have dipped considerably, the state government said.
Disaster Management Minister Vijay Wadettiwar made the announcement after a meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority here on Thursday.
The lockdown-like restrictions, imposed in April this year when the second wave of the pandemic intensified, would be lifted in 18 districts where the positivity rate is 5 percent or less and the occupancy of oxygen beds in hospitals is less than 25 percent, he said.