‘People with single dose may be permitted to travel on local trains’
The Hindu
Decision will be taken after Diwali, says Maharashtra Health Minister
With Maharashtra’s active COVID-19 cases seeing a steady fall, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that even citizens who had taken only a single dose of the vaccine could be granted access to local trains, malls and other commercial utilities which had opened up if cases continued to remain in check.
Mr. Tope, however, said that a decision in this regard would only be taken by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in consultation with the State COVID-19 task force only after the conclusion of the Diwali festivities next month.
“Dussehra has just ended and Diwali will soon follow…the festivities will see large gatherings. We will be closely monitoring the situation for any case surge and reviewing the pandemic scenario once Diwali is over. In the event the cases remain under control, then after due discussions with State task force authorities, we may take a decision,” he said.