Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting with Devendra Fadnavis, Leader of the Opposition and his cabinet colleagues via video conferencing, over the COVID-19 situation in the state.
During the meeting Thackeray expressed the need to implement a lockdown to fight the unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases in the state. He said that one COVID-19 patient is infecting 25 others. “Lockdown seems to be the only option to break the virus chain,” he said.
Thackeray said that a decision on lockdown will be taken after the task force meeting is held on Sunday. The CM added that he is in favour of complete lockdown for at least 8 days.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh said, “Govt is trying to avoid lockdown hence stringent measures were enforced incl weekend lockdown. But it seems to have no effect on new COVID-19 cases. All party representatives held a meeting today, to discuss all possibilities to contain the pandemic.”
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