Coronavirus | Uddhav Thackeray urges PM to set up national policy to avoid crowding

Maharashtra government has directed district collectors to stop crowding at tourist places and increase RT-PCR tests.

Maharashtra chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a national policy to avoid stop crowding at social, religious and political events. The State government has directed district collectors to stop crowding at tourist places and increase RT-PCR tests. “The second wave of the corona pandemic is still affecting us all. The number of patients has come down but has not reduced completely. But not only in Maharashtra people are coming out, crowding under the name of revenge tourism or revenge shopping. People are gathering for religious and political reasons. The state is working to stop this but there needs to be a policy from central level for the same,” said Mr Thackeray. He was speaking at the video conference of Chief Ministers with Mr Modi. Mr Thackeray also requested setting up of centres of excellence for the post-covid treatment. “Around eight to ten districts in the state are facing the high percentage of infection and these districts need to be vaccinated at the earliest. Maharashtra has received 87.90 lakh doses for these regions and if more three crore doses are given then population in these areas can be fully vaccinated,” said Mr Thackeray.