Maharashtra on Monday became the first state in India to have confirmed more than 2,000 cases on novel coronavirus disease.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government today issued a notification to extend the lockdown in the state till April 30. The notification read:
“Whereas the State Government is satisfied that the State of Maharashtra is threatened with the spread of Covid-19 Virus, and therefore to take certain emergency measures to prevent and contain the spread of the virus, vide above notification dated 25th March 2020, the Government in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, read with all other enabling provisions of The Disaster Management Act, 2005, notified lockdown in the entire State of Maharashtra with immediate effect till midnight of 14th April 2020. And whereas it is expedient to take measures further to contain the spread of virus. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the State Government hereby directs that the lock-down orders issued vide Notification dated 25th March 2020 shall now be extended upto and inclusive of 30th April 2020.”