Mahatashtra: As Covid cases rise, face masks mandatory in public places

Mumbai, June 4: Amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, the Maharashtra government has asked citizens to wear masks in public places except open spaces.

In a letter to district authorities, the state government expressed concern over the rising number of Covid cases in Maharashtra. Additional Chief Secretary, Dr Pradeep Vyas gave several instructions to the district authorities. These include ones for mandating the wearing of masks in public places.

“Mask in closed public spaces like trains, buses, cinemas, auditoriums, offices, hospitals, colleges, schools is a must,” wrote Vyas.

Vyas added that due to the surging COVID-19 cases in the state the public has been advised to wear masks, reported India Today TV.

In his letter, the Additional Chief Secretary wrote, “After seeing a sustained decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state over the last couple of months, cases have started slowly but steadily increasing and the daily cases have crossed 1,000 for the first time after 3 months on, 1 June, 2022. Currently, Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Thane are seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases but with positivity rate increasing in other districts (Annexure-1), we can expect an increase in cases in other districts as well.”

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