Maharashtra COVID-19 news: Total lockdown if cases continue to surge, warns CM Uddhav Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Friday said that the COVID situation in the state will be analysed for two more days and if there is no improvement, a total lockdown will be imposed.

"I cannot rule out imposing a lockdown if the current COVID19 situation prevails. People have become complacent," Thackeray said in his address.

“The vaccine is an umbrella to protect you from the rain. But this is not rain. This is a storm... We want to keep more and more of these tests as RT-PCR. We don't want to compromise on quality and transparency. We haven't hidden any patient or case numbers," he said. "There could be a shortage of healthcare infrastructure if the COVID19 situation deteriorates," Thackeray said.

Taking a review of the rising numbers, Thackeray said that in the next few days, the state will have to do 2.5 lakh tests every day.

Source : DNA India