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Maharashtra govt decides against lifting lockdown, extends it to July 31

According to the latest order movement for non-essential activities will be restricted within neighbourhoods in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

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The MVA government has meanwhile allowed relaxations for the rest of the state. | Photo: Twitter (@CMOMaharashtra)

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 29 2020 | 4:46 PM IST

The Maharashtra government on Monday said that the lockdown in the state is being extended till July 31. The announcement comes amid a rapid growth in the number of cases in the state.

The current lockdown was to end on June 30. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had on Sunday ruled out lifting the lockdown from July 1.

The government issued guidelines for what it called 'Mission Begin Again’. The order said that movement for non-essential activities will be restricted within neighbourhoods in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

It further reads, “It is further directed that the movement of persons for the purposes of

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