While a lockdown is fatal, the state is caught in a peculiar situation where it has to look after the economy as well as save lives of people, he said.

Senior NITI Aayog Member Vinod Kumar Paul recently said that \"if the cases are more, they will eventually overwhelm the system\". Maharashtra CM said government is devising a plan to put in place curbs \"similar to a lockdown\"

Sachin said as a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, he had been hospitalised. \"I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone,\" he adds

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People were spotted not maintaining any social distancing norms in the Dadar vegetable market

India's COVID-19 infection rate reached 4.78 per cent on Friday, with 30,641 active COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours

Total COVID-19 fatalities in the city went up to 11, 704 with 18 new deaths in the last 24 hours

Railway authorities had resumed the services of Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Tejas Express regularly four days a week from February 14 this year

Credit Suisse and Nomura were slower than rivals to cut their exposure to the fund. Global lenders that acted as brokers for Archegos may have to write down more $6 billion after the fund defaulted on payments

The 68-year-old singer was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital as a \"precautionary measure,\" according to the statement issued by his spokesperson

Just three days back - on March 28 - the state had recorded 40,414 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest surge in cases in a day so far

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With an average of 30,0000 COVID cases every day, Maharashtra is in the middle of the second wave of COVID crisis. In Mumbai, the BMC is taking stringent measures to curb the spread. The civic body will manage 80 per cent of isolation beds of private hospitals. Hospitals have been asked to use the maximum number of beds to avoid a shortfall. More than 60 nursing homes have been asked to convert to COVID centres. Watch the video for more details. ALSO READ| COVID-19 situation turning from 'bad to worse', Centre warns states

The district has so far seen 9,918 deaths from the infection

As per the union health ministry, active cases have risen to 5,40,720, which account for 4.47 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 94.19 per cent

As per a report prepared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the doubling rate of cases in the city has worsened from 90 days recorded a week ago to the current 50 days

NITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul said, 'COVID-19 situation is turning from bad to worse. In the last few weeks, especially in some states, it is a huge cause for worry. No state, no part of the country should be complacent'

In the video, shared by Mahindra, five people can be seen performing \"Murga\" (Chicken) walk under the supervision of a police officer at Mumbai's iconic Marine Drive. Allegedly these people were made to perform the \"Murga\" walk as punishment for not wearing a mask

Union Health Secreatry Rajesh Bhushan said states have been asked to ramp up testing, with focus on RT-PCR tests.

Maharashtra on Monday added 31,643 fresh infections, taking the overall cases to  27,45,518. The death toll due to COVID-19 has climbed to 54,283 as of March 29