On Tuesday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a gathering with senior well being officers and district collectors. It was identified that not sporting masks and lack of social distancing had been the prime causes for the present surge. Officials additionally identified that social and cultural programmes had been being carried out the place individuals weren’t following Covid protocols.
The CM directed officers to strictly nice individuals for such irresponsible behaviour. He stated that strict watch ought to be saved on social, cultural and marriage gatherings. He emphasised that officers ought to deal with containment zones and speedy contact tracing technique.
However, in the course of the assembly, CM hinted {that a} lockdown in the long run couldn’t be dominated out fully. He stated, “ The residents ought to now resolve whether or not they need a lockdown or to dwell freely with some restrictions.”
The assembly assumes significance, as a day earlier deputy CM Ajit Pawar had warned of taking powerful steps (lockdown) in districts recording speedy rise in cases. On Tuesday, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar indicated that Mumbai too might go beneath lockdown as cases had been on the rise in the Island City.
Pednekar stated that cases in town together with the loss of life charges had been going up. “Cases are doubling in town. The state authorities has additionally expressed its views {that a} lockdown would have to be initiated if the cases proceed to rise. Similarly, the state and the Mumbai civic administration would have to take a call on the lockdown if the cases right here proceed to rise prefer it has been in the previous couple of days,” stated Pednekar.
According to her, Covid cases have seen a bounce after the state authorities allowed extra individuals to journey in native trains. She additionally blamed individuals for not taking sufficient precautions like sporting masks or practising social distancing.
ET nonetheless spoke to senior Mumbai civic officers who stated {that a} lockdown in the Island City shouldn’t be into account as of now.
“There is not any want to provoke a lockdown in town, there was a rise in cases but the state of affairs is beneath management. We had envisaged that cases would be going up after some relaxations,” stated one official.
