Coronavirus | Curbs to stay in ‘red zone’ districts in Maharashtra

Easing of lockdown post June 1 except in 14 districts with rising cases: Minister

While the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government has hinted at easing lockdown restrictions across the State after June 1, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday stressed that the curbs were likely to remain in place in 14 districts which had yet to show a significant decline in COVID-19 cases. Mr. Wadettiwar also said the local train services in Mumbai were unlikely to be open to the public after June 1. “The number of active cases is declining and there are demands for the government to ease the lockdown. We too are of the opinion that restrictions ought to be lifted with the exception of districts that are currently in the ‘red zone’… The decision of whether to lift curbs in these afflicted areas will be made depending on how the situation develops there over the next seven-eight days,” said Mr. Wadettiwar.