Maharashtra: Nagpur to enter strict lockdown from March 15 to 21 amid rise in COVID-19 cases
“Nagpur has been witnessing an increase in Covid patients. Hence it has been decided that all the areas under the jurisdiction of Nagpur Police Commissionerate will be under total lockdown between March 15 and 21,” district guardian minister Nitin Raut said at a press conference.
FollowThe Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to impose a weeklong lockdown in the state's Nagpur district from 15 to 21 March owing to the spike in novel coronavirus cases.
“Nagpur has been witnessing an increase in Covid patients. Hence it has been decided that all the areas under the jurisdiction of Nagpur Police Commissionerate will be under total lockdown between March 15 and 21,” district guardian minister Nitin Raut said at a press conference.
Medical stores and other emergency services will continue to be exempted from the restrictions.
Essential services like medicine and grocery shops, hospitals, milk and vegetables and fruits outlets will remain open. Liquor shops and eateries will remain closed, but home delivery will be allowed. Shops selling meat will also be allowed to remain open.
Nagpur reported over 1,800 cases in the last 24 hours. The move comes two days after a ''Janata curfew'' was imposed for three days in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, from 8 pm today to 8 am on Monday.
More parts of the state could go into lockdown, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray indicated as Covid-19 cases have been on the rise in Maharashtra for nearly a month.
"In the coming days, there might be some places where a lockdown is inevitable. We will take the decision in the next couple of days," Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said after taking his first shot of the anti-Covid vaccine.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new Covid-19 cases at 13,659, almost 60% of the daily new cases in the country. The state continues to have the highest number of Covid cases in India.
