Lockdown may be extended until May 30 in Mumbai, Pune, hints CM

On May 7 Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held an all-party meeting via conference over COVID-19 situation in the state. 

CM gave clear indications that lifting the lockdown from the red zones in Mumbai and Pune may not be possible in view of the grim Covid-19 situation in these areas.

He indicated that the lockdown might be extended till the end of May in the state as the number of cases is rising every day.

Deputy CM & NCP leader Ajit Pawar, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Congress' Ashok Chavan, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, and other leaders were also present at the meeting.

“We managed to control the spread of the infection due to stringent implementation of lockdown. Now, we have to take more care till May-end,” Thackeray said during the interaction on Thursday, adding that it could only be done with everyone’s co-operation.

He said the BMC had set up a large number of isolation centres at BKC, Worli and Race Course to tackle the rising number of cases. The chief minister said the state government has also requested the Army and the Mumbai Port Trust to make available ICU beds.