Covid-19: Maharashtra govt hints at lockdown, final decision today

Maharashtra government is likely to impose lockdown in the state amid rising covid cases. The final decision will be taken on April 11. With Maharashtra leading the country’s Covid-19 graph and decision for the lockdown was taken in a meeting between the MVA alliance and BJP, which was called by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Sources who attended said it is likely that a 15-day lockdown will be implemented but a final decision will be taken after a series of meetings to be held on Sunday and Monday, in which a detailed plan will be worked out. The lockdown will not be as stringent as it was last year, but only food manufacturing units along with medical diagnostics kits, pharmaceutical industries and their supply chains may be allowed to operate.