Topic: Maharashtra
‘Lockdown’ Maharashtra could have stricter curbs as state struggles to ramp up vaccinations
The Uddhav Thackeray government has already tightened restrictions on movement of people in Maharashtra from 8 pm Thursday, including on inter- and intra-district travel.
Chhattisgarh blames Maharashtra for Covid spike, but border checks at Rajnandgaon ‘missing’
CM Baghel and administration say they’re keeping an eye on Rajnandgaon’s porous border with Maharashtra, but ground reality shows no one’s checking for Covid reports.
Delhi’s cumulative death rate doesn’t give you the full picture of the second wave. Here’s why
As Delhi faces its worst Covid outbreak, percentage of deaths reported shows a sharp rise that is higher than the cumulative fatality rate. In Maharashtra, though, the trend dips.
BJP again caught in a remdesivir row in Maharashtra, this time for distributing drug
BJP’s Shirish Chaudhari, who belongs to Amalner in Jalgaon, sold large stocks of Cadila Healthcare’s Remdac & Bruck Pharma’s Corovir in Nandurbar & Jalgaon districts.
Uddhav Thackeray to announce decision on Maharashtra lockdown tomorrow
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said all the state ministers have requested Uddhav Thackeray to announce a complete lockdown.
A second exodus, though smaller, shows why Mumbai’s migrant workers are still vulnerable
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray declared a lockdown to contain the second Covid wave, triggering a second round of migrant exodus. But response could be hamstrung by lack of data.
How BJP tried to buy remdesivir directly from firm & gaps in Thackeray govt fanned controversy
Mumbai Police questioned a Bruck Pharma pharma executive after stock of remdesivir, a Covid drug in shortage, was found. But MVA minister already knew BJP was procuring it from the firm.
Maharashtra reports new single-day high of 68,631 Covid cases, Mumbai alone has 8,468
According to data put out by the state health department, Maharashtra now has a cumulative caseload of 38,39,338, with 60,473 total deaths.
Piyush Goyal attacks Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray over lack of oxygen in the state
Maharashtra has been witnessing an oxygen shortage, with CM Uddhav Thackeray writing to the PM Modi about airlifting oxygen from steel plants in eastern and southern parts of India.
Maharashtra’s active Covid cases to double in 15 days: Uddhav Thackeray writes to PM Modi
In his letter, CM Thackeray asked the Centre to consider Covid pandemic as a natural calamity, so that Maharashtra govt can use the State Disaster Response Fund.