Coronavirus: Maharashtra working on plan to tackle economic challenges

Maharashtra, which on Sunday extended the lockdown to all urban centres, is putting a plan in place to tackle the economic challenges thrown up by the pandemic.

“We are working to find a solution to the financial challenges caused by the Covid-19 crisis and a working group has been formed to look into it,” said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Covid-19 has so far infected 74 persons in the state.

On Friday, the state government announced that all non-essential services, including private offices and stores in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur would remain shut till March 31. Stock exchanges, stock broking offices,