Covid-19 restrictions to be lifted in 18 Maharashtra districts, partial relief in Mumbai

A deserted Mumbai street | File Pic

Coronavirus-induced restrictions will be lifted in 18 out of 36 Maharashtra districts where the positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy have dipped considerably, the state government said.

Disaster Management Minister Vijay Wadettiwar made the announcement after a meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority here on Thursday.

The lockdown-like restrictions, imposed in April this year when the second wave of the pandemic intensified, would be lifted in 18 districts where the positivity rate is 5 percent or less and the occupancy of oxygen beds in hospitals is less than 25 percent, he said.

All restrictions would be lifted in these districts, he said.

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Mumbai which has brought the Covid-19 situation fast under control in the second wave is in level-2

Restrictions in Mumbai would be relaxed partially, but the travel by local trains, the state capital's lifeline, would not be open to the general public as of now, the minister said.

Earlier, the state government had announced that the lockdown-like restrictions will be extended for a fortnight to curtail movement and the strategy for graded easing would be announced later.

With PTI inputs