Meanwhile, in view of the growing cases of coronavirus, a night curfew has been imposed in the Latur district. The district administration decided that curfew will be imposed from 8 pm to 5 am. Also, all the weekly markets will be closed till March 31.
Here s a list below of lockdowns and night curfews in effect:
In Nagpur, a strict lockdown from March 15 to March 21 has been announced, while in Meera Bhayander a lockdown is in effect in containment and hotspot zones till March 31, while the rest of the place will be operational as per rules - Hotels, restaurants, bars will be operational with 50% capacity. Shops selling goods will remain open up to 11 pm.
Highlights
COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra have risen to last year s October peak.
The state government to impose full lockdown/partial lockdown/night curfew/public curfew in many places.
Mumbai: As coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across Maharashtra, the rising cases have risen to last years s October peak forcing the state government to impose full lockdown/partial lockdown/night curfew/public curfew in many places.
On Friday, Maharashtra reported 15,817 new cases taking the number of COVID-19 cases to 22,82,191. There have been 56 deaths during the last 24 hours. The death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 52723.
While Mumbai recorded 1,647 new cases in Mumbai, on Friday. With this, the number of COVID-19 patients in Mumbai increased to 3,40,290. There have been four deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 11,523.