Maharashtra CM warns of curbs as Covid case positivity spikes in Mumbai

 Meanwhile, the Mumbai civic body has also asked the jumbo Covid centres to be fully staffed and be on a standby

With rising cases of Covid in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of the state task force on Thursday. Thackeray also said people should use face masks, vaccinate themselves and follow discipline if they don’t wish to experience Covid-19 restrictions again. Meanwhile, the Mumbai civic body has also asked the jumbo Covid centres to be fully staffed and be on a standby.

I S Chahal, commissioner, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corp­oration, told Business Standard that all jumbo centres in the city had been asked to recall their staff and have full staff capacity in case there is a spike in cases. On Wednesday, the state crossed 1,000 daily cases — a three-month high. Mumbai’s daily positivity rate touched 8.4 per cent. On Thursday, Mumbai reported 704 cases, marginally down from the previous day. Cases of BA.4 and BA.5 have been reported in the state…Read More