Lockdown not ruled out as Covid-19 cases rise: Maharashtra CM Uddhav

Pune to face 12-hour night curfew; Thackeray says state will enforce strict restrictions in a day or two

With parts of Maharashtra witnessing record Covid surge, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he could announce stricter curbs in a day or two, and warned of a lockdown if the situation did not improve.
 
The state government also imposed a week-long 12-hour night curfew in Pune (6 pm-6am) and also ordered the closure of malls, cinema halls, and places of religious worship in the district, which has been the worst-affected in the country in the fresh wave of Covid. Restaurants and bars will remain in open only for delivery and dining won’t be permitted.
 
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