Covid cases rising, Maharashtra to impose night curfew from March 28

Maharashtra will impose a night curfew from the night of 28th March as the covid cases are showing a steady rise in the state. The Disaster management and rehabilitation department will be issuing a separate order in this regard, said the Chief Minister’s office. Maharashtra alone contributes to almost 62 per cent of the cases in India.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday asked states and Union Territories to take necessary steps to regulate crowds ahead of festivals. India recorded a new high of 59,118 new cases on Friday taking its tally to 1,18,46,652.

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Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the recent surge in the country’s coronavirus cases is being closely monitored and strict enforcement of COVID protocols will be implemented to curb the pandemic. Earlier in the day, he had said the government is planning to more population under the vaccination drive. Everyone above 45 years was made eligible for vaccination yesterday.

Official data shows prominent second waves of infection in six states — Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Gujarat.

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A new double mutant variant of coronavirus has been identified in India, according to the Ministry of Health. A total of 206 cases of the double mutant variant (E484Q + L452R) have been detected in Maharashtra, the data shows.

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However, the Centre has said that there is no direct link of the new variant detected with the ongoing surge in the state.

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