Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope

The Mumbai metropolitan region, Pune and Thane are among six districts of Maharashtra where coronavirus cases are rising rapidly, state health minister Rajesh Tope has said, urging people to wear masks.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said residents of districts in the state that are reporting an increase in daily coronavirus infections should start taking more caution and wear masks.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there is no possibility of a fourth wave of COVID-19 looking at the current situation.Talking to reporters, Mr Tope said nearly 200 to 250 cases were being reported in the state everyday and the

Gender affirming or sex reassignment surgeries would be carried out free for members of the transgender community in Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said there is no need for making face masks compulsory in the state as of now, but if there is an increase in new COVID-19 cases, then face coverings will be made mandatory.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday said that Omicron sub-variant XE is not lethal and the only case detected in the state of an elderly man is asymptomatic.

Amid demands from certain quarters to reconsider the face mask rule in view of the declining Covid graph in Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday ruled out any such relaxation though he said that third wave of the pandemic

Maharashtra hopes to drop all Covid restrictions by March, state health minister Rajesh Tope said as on Monday, the number of fresh Covid cases dropped to double digits in Mumbai -- a first in 22 months.

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the number of COVID-19 cases had begun declining statewide and predicted that the third wave of the pandemic might get over by the second or third week of March.

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has finally recovered from COVID-19 and pneumonia, informed Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday.

The "third wave" of the coronavirus pandemic seems to be declining in the state though in some cities cases are showing an uptick, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.

Rajesh Tope said opening of schools was necessary for the brain development of children and it was not right to keep them at home for long.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the decision to reopen schools for primary classes to 12 from Monday was taken after complete thought was given to the issue.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said that despite a high positive rate, at least 95 per cent of beds are vacant or the hospitalisation is lesser compared to the second wave of COVID-19.

The final decision will be taken by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.

The Mumbai metropolitan region, Pune and Thane are among six districts of Maharashtra where coronavirus cases are rising rapidly, state health minister Rajesh Tope has said, urging people to wear masks.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said residents of districts in the state that are reporting an increase in daily coronavirus infections should start taking more caution and wear masks.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there is no possibility of a fourth wave of COVID-19 looking at the current situation.Talking to reporters, Mr Tope said nearly 200 to 250 cases were being reported in the state everyday and the

Gender affirming or sex reassignment surgeries would be carried out free for members of the transgender community in Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said there is no need for making face masks compulsory in the state as of now, but if there is an increase in new COVID-19 cases, then face coverings will be made mandatory.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday said that Omicron sub-variant XE is not lethal and the only case detected in the state of an elderly man is asymptomatic.

Amid demands from certain quarters to reconsider the face mask rule in view of the declining Covid graph in Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday ruled out any such relaxation though he said that third wave of the pandemic

Maharashtra hopes to drop all Covid restrictions by March, state health minister Rajesh Tope said as on Monday, the number of fresh Covid cases dropped to double digits in Mumbai -- a first in 22 months.

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the number of COVID-19 cases had begun declining statewide and predicted that the third wave of the pandemic might get over by the second or third week of March.

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has finally recovered from COVID-19 and pneumonia, informed Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday.

The "third wave" of the coronavirus pandemic seems to be declining in the state though in some cities cases are showing an uptick, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.

Rajesh Tope said opening of schools was necessary for the brain development of children and it was not right to keep them at home for long.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the decision to reopen schools for primary classes to 12 from Monday was taken after complete thought was given to the issue.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said that despite a high positive rate, at least 95 per cent of beds are vacant or the hospitalisation is lesser compared to the second wave of COVID-19.

The final decision will be taken by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.