People Come Out To Jog In Nagpur Amid Complete Lockdown, Pics Surface
Mumbai: Pictures of people coming outdoors to jog and exercise in Maharashtra’s Nagpur amid complete lockdown in the city have surfaced online. The authorities had announced a complete lockdown in Nagpur City Police Commissionerate area from March 15 to 21 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.
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Nagpur is one of the worst hit-regions in Maharashtra and reported 2,252 new cases on Sunday.
The lockdown was decided in a meeting chaired by Nagpur Guardian Minister Nitin Raut on 11 March. Allegedly, the locals were unhappy with the lockdown and Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari claimed that the city’s administration was “not consulted” in the matter.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had said that strict lockdown measures would be implemented in some parts of the state to prevent the spread of COVID-19. He has asked the District Collectors, Municipal Commissioners, Police Commissioners and Superintendents of Police to call based on the situation.
Maharashtra is the most affected state by coronovirus. The health department said that the state on Sunday recorded the highest one-day spike in 16,620 new COVID-19 cases this year, rising to 23,14,413, while 50 deaths were 52,861.
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