Lockdown in Maha is last step, says Saamana

February 17, 2021 09:29

As the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases has forced the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra government to mull fresh lockdown measures, Shiv Sena's mouthpiece 'Saamana' today said that situation in the state "worrying and serious", and "though lockdown will be the last step, people should take all necessary precautions.

The ward office in M-West ward in Mumbai that covers Chembur has already started issuing new guidelines to societies and directed the hawkers to undergo Covid-19 tests as the area is clocking in the highest number of new Covid-19 cases.

Reports said that civic officials also hinted at the possibility of "imposition of local lockdown measures" to control rising cases.

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar had also warned of a lockdown as she noted that most people travelling on trains did not wear masks.

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