Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday informed that the lockdown-like restrictions in the state have been extended for the next two weeks. The Maharashtra health minister has also announced relaxation in coronavirus-induced restrictions in Pune for shops selling essential items, allowing them to operate on weekends for a certain period of time. Asked if shops selling non-essential commodities will be allowed to open, he said all such decisions will be taken on 1 June. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 21,273 fresh Covid-19 cases and 425 deaths in the last 24 hours. For the eighth straight day, Maharashtra saw less than 30,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day.

Source: Mint May 28, 2021 14:32 UTC