India's western state of Maharashtra, home to the financial capital Mumbai, plans to impose a stringent lockdown this week to try to halt the rising cases of coronavirus, two senior ministers from the state cabinet told reporters.
Published : 20 Apr 2021, 07:26 PM
Maharashtra, one of India's largest states, is the worst-hit state in a new surge of cases in India.
Infections have been rising even after restrictions were imposed this month, and that made a stringent lockdown necessary, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope told reporters.
"The lockdown would be like last year," Tope said.
The state also plans to import COVID-19 vaccines to ramp up vaccination drive, he said.