Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting with the state’s Covid taskforce at 8:30 pm on Monday, reported news agency ANI. Thackeray is expected to discuss easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the state in this meeting, ANI reported. Thackeray had said on Saturday that his government was planning to relax more Covid curbs in the coming days. Thackeray had also said that a decision to relax restrictions on hotels, restaurants, malls, and religious places will be taken on Monday at the meeting with the state Covid-19 taskforce. Thackeray urged citizens to abide by Covid-19 preventative norms cautioning that restrictions will be reimposed if cases rise once again.

Source: Hindustan Times August 09, 2021 04:52 UTC