Ahead Of Uddhav Thackeray's Address To Maharashtra, Talk Of More Restrictions

Uddhav Thackeray's address follows a meeting of the state Covid task force that he chaired on Sunday.

Maharashtra may face new restrictions as it struggles with a record spike in coronavirus infections and deaths. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is widely expected to make significant announcements when he addresses the state at 8.30 pm tonight. Mr Thackeray's address follows a meeting of the state Covid task force that he chaired on Sunday. Hours before the address, state minister Aslam Shaikh, who attended the task force meeting, talked about fresh restrictions. "We tried a weekend lockdown, night curfew and other measures. We will come up with fresh guidelines today to break the chain of coronavirus. There will be a standard operating procedure for the entire state, which will be announced," he said, according to Press Trust of India.