Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray discusses COVID scenario, mulls masks rule in Mumbai native trains

By PTI

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday mentioned the COVID-19 scenario with senior authorities officers and explored the potential for making face masks necessary once more in Mumbai suburban trains in view of the rising instances.

An official assertion issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) stated that Thackeray reviewed the prevailing COVID-19 scenario within the state, which has been recording a gentle rise in new infections, particularly in Mumbai and another large cities.

The assertion stated that the chief minister, at a digital assembly with senior bureaucrats, additionally mentioned the potential for making face masks necessary for suburban prepare commuters. The masks mandate possibility was mentioned as a measure to curb rising instances of the novel coronavirus an infection within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), it stated.

Maharashtra withdrew its necessary masks rule in early April and made it non-obligatory in view of a pointy drop in each day instances. “Coronavirus cases are on the rise in the state, chiefly in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Raigad and Palghar districts. People should follow COVID-19-appropriate behaviour on their own,” the CM was quoted as saying within the assertion.

Maharashtra recorded 4,205 new COVID-19 instances on Friday, a day after breaching the 5,000-mark. Of the brand new instances, Mumbai alone reported 1,898 infections. The variety of lively instances has gone previous 25,000, indicating a widening hole between new sufferers and people recovering from the an infection.