A policeman patrols the Marine Drive during lockdown in Mumbai. (PTI photo)
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The decision to lift lockdown will be taken after evaluating three key criteria.
However, health minister Rajesh Tope has warned, Don t be under the illusion that restrictions will be completely removed.
As the second wave of Covid-19 recedes, the Maharashtra government is preparing to ease the state-wide lockdown in a phased manner owing to the decline in Covid cases and positivity rate in the state.
Health minister Rajesh Tope indicated the same, saying, “Let s review the preparations. If all matters are positive, then only the chief minister and deputy chief minister, in consultation with the experts of the task force, can decide on the relaxation of the restrictions to some extent. Don t be under the illusion that restrictions will be completely removed.”