Night curfew in Maharashtra from Sunday in view of rise in Covid-19 cases

Night curfew will be imposed in entire Maharashtra from March 28 in view of alarming rise in coronavirus cases, an official statement said on Friday.

State Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also warned of stricter restrictions if the people did not observe Covid-19 safety protocol, it said.

Maharashtra reported 36,902 new coronavirus cases, highest one-day rise so far taking tally to 26,37,735, while death toll reaches 53,907 with 112 fatalities.

Adding misery to the state, nine coronavirus patients died in a fire at a Covid-19 hospital in a Mumbai mall on Friday, civic officials said.