Mumbai: To contain the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state, the Maharashtra government on Thursday extended the ongoing restrictions till June 1.
The lockdown imposed by the state government under the ‘break the chain’ initiative was supposed to end on May 15.
The state government also imposed stringent restrictions on Thursday as it made carrying a negative RT-PCR report to enter the state through any mode of transportation mandatory.
Maharashtra, which is the top contributor to the daily new Covid-19 infections in the country reported a decline of more than than 30,000 active cases on Wednesday, as per the Union health ministry data.
Maharashtra on Wednesday found 46,781 people infected with the disease in the last 24 hours, while 816 lost their lives to the infection, according to the state health bulletin.
The Covid-19 case tally of the state has reached 5,226,710 and the active caseload stands at over 546,000.
