Maharashtra reports 2487 fresh Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra recorded 2487 fresh cases of Covid-19 yesterday. With this the total number of Covid-19 patients till date stands at 65,168. With the recovery of 1248 patients today, 29,329 patients have been discharged from the hospital. Now there are 36,031 active cases in Maharashtra while as many as 89 deaths were registered yesterday taking the death toll to 2197 in the state.State capital Mumbai  accounts for 39,686  cases and 1,279 fatalities

Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till June 30, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray laid down the roadmap of the exit from lockdown in  phase wise manner in the red zones of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including Mumbai, as well as Solapur, Pune, Aurangabad, Malegaon, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur while the permitted activities will not resume in COVID-19 containment zones. Addressing the people of the state through Social Media, Thackeray explained his Mission Begin Again.

Maharashtra CM Thackeray urged the people to follow the discipline in the new beginning and set an example in front of the country. He also cautioned that the people will have to be careful on each and every step.Thackeray listed health and education as the priority areas for his government, saying that COVID-19 pandemic has also taught positive



lessons.

In the phase-wise opening which will begin from June 3rd, 5th and 8th, outdoor physical activities, activities related to self-employed people like plumbers, electricians and technicians are being permitted.Apart from this private offices can operate with up to 10 per cent of total manpower strength with remaining  persons working from home.Ban on Newspaper home delivery is also  lifted and from next Sunday the service will resume. All markets, market areas and shops, except malls, will also be allowed to open  from June 5 on the odd-even basis in non-containment zones. However, religious places, shopping malls, hotels and restaurants will continue to remain closed.

Intra-district bus services will be allowed with maximum 50 per cent capacity, but inter-district bus services will remain barred.As of now, the government has decided against reopening educational institutions and against allowing operation of international air travel; metro rail; passenger movement by train and domestic air travel unless specially allowed through separate orders and standard operating procedure. Cinema halls, gymnasiums,swimming pools, public parks, theaters, bars,auditoriums, assembly halls,religious places, beauty parlors, barber shops, salons, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services will not be allowed to open.