In the wake of rise in Covid-19 cases Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor Kishori Pednekar on Tuesday said that a lockdown may have to be imposed in Mumbai. BMC mayor’s statement came a day after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar asserted that government might take strict action if coronavirus cases continue to rise.

Her statement came in the wake of people’s negligence in not following the rules of wearing the mask and following the social distancing norms. Most people traveling in trains don’t wear masks. People must take precautions else we would head towards another lockdown, she said. Whether lockdown will be implemented again, is in the hands of people, she added.

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Meanwhile, as per media reports additional municipal commissioner in-charge of the BMC’s public health department Suresh Kakani said that the state had decided to keep its jumbo Covid-19 centres open till March 31.

Kakani echoed Pawar and said that new restrictions may not be imposed again in Mumbai if people continued to cooperate with the authorities. But if the numbers rise with the resumption of local trains we will have to put in strict measures as well, he was quoted as saying.

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Mumbai registered a total of 3,365 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday overtaking Kerala. Maharashtra emerged at the top spot in the country again after 42 days of slump in the number of cases.

This was the highest number of cases detected in Maharashtra on a Monday since November 30. The state also reported 23 deaths. Its total caseload is now 20,67,643 and the toll 51,552. For the last six days in a row, the state has reported over 3,000 daily cases.

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