Latest News Live Updates: Weekend Lockdown, Night Curfew In Maharashtra Amid Spike In COVID-19 Cases

India reported 93,249 new daily infections on Sunday, the highest increase since September, with Maharashtra a major contributor.

Maharashtra will impose a weekend lockdown and night curfew beginning Monday as it battles a spike in Covid-19 cases, authorities said Sunday. India reported 93,249 new daily infections on Sunday, the highest increase since September, with Maharashtra a major contributor. From Monday night until the end of April, a night curfew will be imposed, gatherings of more than four people banned, and private offices, restaurants, cinemas, swimming pools, bars, places of worship and public places such as beaches shut. On weekends, only essential services would be allowed to operate.