"Won't Reach That Stage": Uddhav Thackeray On Complete Lockdown

Uddhav Thackeray informed that the inoculation against COVID-19 for those above 18 years of age will start from Saturday as per the availability of vaccine doses.

Maharashtra would have seen nine to ten lakh active coronavirus cases if the state government had not imposed new lockdown-like restrictions, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday. He also informed that the inoculation against COVID-19 for those above 18 years of age will start from Saturday as per the availability of vaccine doses. A complete lockdown may be necessary but, "I don't think we will reach that stage," he said. The latest restrictions helped contain the daily spike in coronavirus cases and active cases have now stabilised at around 6.5 lakh, Mr Thackeray said in a televised address on the eve of Maharashtra's Foundation Day.