BMC prohibits public Holi celebrations amid rising Covid cases in Maharashtra

As novel coronavirus cases continue to surge in Maharashtra, the civic body of Mumbai Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued guidelines for public Holi celebrations. BMC has declared that public Holi celebrations on March 28 and 29 will be cancelled to curb the spread of the virus in the city. The city recorded more than 3000 new Covid-19 cases. The city had witnessed the highest single-day spike in the cases on March 21 since the pandemic. The number of cases in the city has shown a steady spike in March.

Amid rising cases in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said “Maharashtra may impose lockdown-like restrictions in Mumbai and some other cities if the number of daily cases in Maharashtra remains in the range of 25,000 to 30,000 for the next few days”. The Health Minister appealed to the people of the state to follow safety protocols. He also said that the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that lockdown will be the last option in Mumbai if the fresh cases continue to rise.

Shrishti Joshi

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