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Lockdown in Maharashtra may strike again: Uddhav Thackeray
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Lockdown in Maharashtra may strike again: Uddhav Thackeray

"The priority is saving lives. Jobs once lost can be got back, but we can’t get back the lives that have been lost”, said Uddhav Thackeray, CM of Maharashtra.   He said that lockdown in Maharashtra may announce again after two days if the covid surge is continued. But, he stated that the decision will have to take consultations with experts.  The case account has increased to 29.04lakhs, of which 3.89 lakhs are active cases. The mortality ratio has reached 1.91% after the death of 202 patients on Friday, 2 April.  He further, red-flagged the possible shortage of healthcare infrastructure soon amid the surge of covid-19. “Today, I am giving indications of a complete lockdown, but I am not imposing it yet,” Thackeray said in an address to the people of the state. “However, in the next ...