No Lockdown But New Restrictions From 8 pm Tomorrow, Says Uddhav Thackeray | Read

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today stopped short of a lockdown but announced tough restrictions for the next 15 days that include a ban on gatherings and only essential activities to tackle Covid infections that he said were "exploding dangerously" in the state. "The war has begun again," he said, addressing people of the state on the unprecedented surge in Covid infections. From tomorrow, Section 144, a rule that bans the gathering of more than four people, will be in place across Maharashtra in the mornings and only essential travel and services will be allowed, said Mr Thackeray, urging people to move to Work From Home. From 7 am to 8 pm, only essential services will function; these are medical services, banks, media, E-Commerce and fuel.