As Covid Cases Spike, Uddhav Thackeray Leads Maharashtra Cabinet Meet
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Maharashtra reported nearly 50,000 new cases on Saturday - around 60 per cent of all cases reported from across the country
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will lead a cabinet meet at 3 pm to discuss the deeply worrying surge in coronavirus cases in the state over the past few weeks. The meeting - to be conducted via video conferencing to maintain social distancing - is expected to shed light on further rules and measures to be enforced to control the spread of the virus. Maharashtra reported nearly 50,000 new cases on Saturday - around 60 per cent of all cases reported from across the country. State capital Mumbai alone reported over 9,000 cases - the most in a day since the pandemic began in December last year. On Friday Mr Thackeray addressed the people of the state and warned of a "Catch-22 situation" - one in which another lockdown could not be ruled out, even at the potential catastrophic cost to the economy, if the surge in cases continued.More Related News