"It will hit the poor hard," said BJP state president Chandrakant Patil. The opposition warned of protests if a lockdown is imposed. Responsibility must be fixed on ward officers," he said. As a result, people are roaming on roads without masks.
Malik of the NCP said instead of a second lockdown, all out efforts should be made to strengthen health infrastructure, boost vaccinations and enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour. I spoke to the CM and he too is of the same view," said Raut. The working class, businesses and the economic cycle will be affected. "I am not in favour of a complete lockdown. However, Sena MP and party leader Sanjay Raut said he had spoken to Thackeray and suggested that rather than a lockdown which will be very damaging to the economy, more curbs could be imposed. There are no beds available in the private sector and public-sector beds too are getting filled fast," said task force member Dr Shashank Joshi who was part of Sunday's meeting. "Lockdown is the last resort, but we have to consider it because the healthcare infrastructure is crumbling. Members of the taskforce pointed out that if cases continue to spread, the death toll could also increase and this could be due to delay in hospitalization and testing as well as non-compliance with rules while in home isolation. Key facilities, especially beds, ventilators and oxygen supply, would soon turn scarce. Explaining the current Covid-19 situation and facilities available to tackle it, Pradeep Vyas, principal secretary, public health, said infections are shooting up, coursing rapidly through the population. At present, the weekly positivity rate in Maharashtra is the highest in the country at 22.78% the state conducts 1.5 lakh tests daily. Between March 1 and March 28, over 5.4 lakh cases were detected, almost as much as in September 2020, the worst month in terms of Covid19 tallies. Cases in Maharashtra have risen exponentially in the last fortnight, with 3.9 lakh people testing positive. 'Asked CM to consider other options': NCP's Malik as Maharashtra govt mulls lockdownĪ day after Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to "prepare for a lockdown", senior NCP leader Nawab Malik on Monday said that leaders in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government have asked him to "consider other options". Senior officials said a review of the situation is likely on April 2 and a decision could be taken then. Thackeray said a SoP should be put in place to ensure essential services, including supply of foodgrains, medicines, and medical services, are not hamstrung if a lockdown is imposed. He said restrictions and rules issued are not being followed by the public, adding health facilities added may not suffice in the event of a sharp surge. In a meeting of public health officials and the state's Covid-19 taskforce with Thackeray over the weekend, the CM said a Standard Operating Procedure must be kept ready to guide the state in the event another lockdown became necessary. Within Shiv Sena there is no consensus on the issue, but NCP has been vocal in its opposition. In the first lockdown people suffered, a large number lost their jobs and the economy collapsed," said NCP spokesperson and state minister Nawab Malik. "Most cabinet members are against a lockdown. Prepare for lockdown, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray tells chief secretary as Covid cases hit new highĪlarmed at Maharashtra recording its highest single-day tally of 40,414 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, CM Uddhav Thackeray went into a huddle with the state task force and asked chief secretary Sitaram Kunte to immediately draw up a strategy for the “last resort” of a lockdown.
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