Several categories of essential workers have been allowed to step out of their homes for work. On Saturday, the NESCO centre saw a long queue for vaccines, while BKC jumbo centre recorded very few recipients in the first half.Ĭivic officials said weekend lockdown may have discouraged many from stepping out.Ī longer lockdown may not resemble the tough lockdowns of last year, if the weekend lockdown is any indication. Private vaccination centres will remain shut in Mumbai until Monday due to shortage in vaccine supply. In Mumbai, 33,551 people got immunised on Friday which further dropped to 21,094 on Saturday as only government centres functioned. (Express Photo/Pavan Khengre)Vaccinations dipped from over 4 lakh to 2.72 lakh on Friday as several centres in the state remained shut due to vaccine shortage. The number of patients is increasing so fast that if we do not take a decision about lockdown today, a lockdown like situation will automatically arise tomorrow,” said Thackeray in the meeting, which was attended by senior ministers from Sena, NCP, Congress, and leaders from the opposition Devendra Fadnavis, Pravin Darekar and others.Īlso Read | Surge in Covid vaccination, 5 high caseload districts drive demand “Some strict restrictions will have to be imposed for some time to stop the Covid cycle. A complete lockdown may come into effect Monday evening, said sources. The exact duration - 15 days or until April end - is likely to be announced on Sunday after Thackeray’s meeting with the state Covid task force. Government sources said the health department officials proposed a 15 day-lockdown in the meeting. “We have told the CM not to impose lockdown like last year as that caused huge hardships to people,” he said. Nana Patole, state Congress President, said the state should not impose a lockdown like last year. The restrictions can be revoked gradually if the number of cases starts reducing.”Īlso read | Covid-19: Curbs in Delhi, 50% seating in public transport Mumbai streets remained deserted on the first day of weekend lockdown imposed across Maharashtra to curb the rising covid-19 cases. Congress minister Ashok Chavan said, “Thackeray is preparing a roadmap on how the complete lockdown should be imposed. Nawab Malik, NCP minister, said all parties have agreed that if there was a need for a complete lockdown or strict restrictions, then such steps should be taken. There is massive unrest amongst the people as it relates to their livelihood and business concerns which cannot be ignored.” “But the government will have to provide an alternative to various sectors. In Mumbai, Fadnavis said his party was not not against Covid-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, on Sunday, CM Thackeray held a meeting with the State Task Force to discuss various aspects of Covid management, such as the use of remdesivir and the availability of oxygen and hospital beds.ĬM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray in a meeting with the State Task Force discussed the availability of oxygen & beds, use of Remdesivir, treatment protocols, increase in capacity of facilities, imposition of restrictions & fines for violating COVID protocols. Since the last four days, Maharashtra has recorded over 300 Covid-19 deaths. Deaths have risen since March with 309 fatalities on Saturday alone. The active caseload in the state is 5.36 lakh.
Both the state and city have seen a marginal drop in fresh infections due to restrictions introduced in public movement over the week. Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 55,411 fresh Covid-19 cases with 9,330 cases in Mumbai. The economic concerns cannot be dismissed,” he said at the meeting.
But at the same time, while explaining the reasons for extreme measures, we have to give them some options to reconcile with the challenges. “As an opposition party, we are willing to lend our support to the government and reach out to all constituents affected by lockdown.
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