Maharashtra decides to extend lockdown at least till April 30

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday announced that the state will extend the lockdown till at least April 30 and asked people to be "mentally prepared" for a longer wait if the situation did not ease by then. I am emphasizing the word minimum, because we need the people’s co-operation to break the cycle. Do not crowd markets and co operate, and only then we can tackle this by April 30, ” he told the media. Thackeray addressed the media after a video conference of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which almost all states spoke in favour of extending the nationwide lockdown over the Covid-19 epidemic. We have told the PM that the lockdown needed to be extended to combat the disease. The CM emphasized that if people did not stay at home and the disease spread further than the lockdown in the state could be further extended. The chief minister said that the number of cases in Mumbai and Pune were worrying but added that state health authorities were trying to break the cycle of infections and that 70% of the people who tested positive were either asymptomatic or with mild symptoms. Thackeray said the high number of fatalities was primarily due to the disease affecting senior citizens and people having other ailments like high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease. At the meeting, the chief ministers despite coming from different political parties and ideologies were in sync with the Centre, Thackeray said, adding, “ We are all united, and if we can be united even after this then we can be a super power.” Coronavirus in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray extends lockdown till April 30