Maharashtra Covid-19

The deadline for the completion of the high speed rail route between Mumbai and Gujarat's Ahmedabad can be fixed only after assessment of delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra and COVID-19 impact, railway officials have said.

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday discussed the COVID-19 situation with senior government officials and explored the possibility of making face masks mandatory again in Mumbai suburban trains in view of the rising cases.

Mumbai recorded 2,479 new COVID-19 cases - a 50 percent rise from 1,648 the previous day - and one death due to the infection in the last 24 hours. The city crossed the 2,000-mark after three days.

A number of murder prisoners have moved Supreme Court challenging a notification issued by the Maharashtra government directing all prisoners, released in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to report back to jails.

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported two more cases of the BA.5 variant of coronavirus, the state health department said.

The active Covid cases in Maharashtra have seen a whopping rise of 241 per cent from 5,127 cases on June 3 to 17,480 case on June 13, in a span of 10 days, showed the state health bulletin data on Monday.

Maharashtra School Opening News: Notably, Maharashtra has been witnessing a surge in daily COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. Monday was the fifth consecutive day when the state witnessed 1,000 plus infections.

India on Friday recorded at least 4,041 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,68,585. The active cases also increased to 21,177, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The Maharashtra health department on Friday asked district and civic authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing as the numbers of samples being examined had fallen while cases were rising.

Expressing concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the use of face masks will have to be made mandatory if the spike continues.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said people should use face masks, vaccinate themselves and follow discipline if they don't wish to experience COVID-19 restrictions again.

India is witnessing a jump in COVID-19 cases in recent days and so is the condition of India's financial capital, Mumbai. Mumbai has reported 739 fresh COVID-19 cases with a total number of active cases rising to 2,970 as of Wednesday.

Expressing concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today said the use of face masks will have to be made mandatory if the spike continues.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said residents of districts in the state that are reporting an increase in daily coronavirus infections should start taking more caution and wear masks.

The deadline for the completion of the high speed rail route between Mumbai and Gujarat's Ahmedabad can be fixed only after assessment of delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra and COVID-19 impact, railway officials have said.

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday discussed the COVID-19 situation with senior government officials and explored the possibility of making face masks mandatory again in Mumbai suburban trains in view of the rising cases.

Mumbai recorded 2,479 new COVID-19 cases - a 50 percent rise from 1,648 the previous day - and one death due to the infection in the last 24 hours. The city crossed the 2,000-mark after three days.

A number of murder prisoners have moved Supreme Court challenging a notification issued by the Maharashtra government directing all prisoners, released in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to report back to jails.

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported two more cases of the BA.5 variant of coronavirus, the state health department said.

The active Covid cases in Maharashtra have seen a whopping rise of 241 per cent from 5,127 cases on June 3 to 17,480 case on June 13, in a span of 10 days, showed the state health bulletin data on Monday.

Maharashtra School Opening News: Notably, Maharashtra has been witnessing a surge in daily COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. Monday was the fifth consecutive day when the state witnessed 1,000 plus infections.

India on Friday recorded at least 4,041 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,68,585. The active cases also increased to 21,177, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The Maharashtra health department on Friday asked district and civic authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing as the numbers of samples being examined had fallen while cases were rising.

Expressing concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the use of face masks will have to be made mandatory if the spike continues.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said people should use face masks, vaccinate themselves and follow discipline if they don't wish to experience COVID-19 restrictions again.

India is witnessing a jump in COVID-19 cases in recent days and so is the condition of India's financial capital, Mumbai. Mumbai has reported 739 fresh COVID-19 cases with a total number of active cases rising to 2,970 as of Wednesday.

Expressing concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today said the use of face masks will have to be made mandatory if the spike continues.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said residents of districts in the state that are reporting an increase in daily coronavirus infections should start taking more caution and wear masks.