New Delhi/Mumbai. Where on the one hand, Omicron Maharashtra has increased the tension in the people wildly. At the same time, due to this, the Uddhav government of the state is also in full action mode. In this sequence, after the new variant of Coronavirus Pandemic in Mumbai, Omicron, the government has now implemented Section 144 for 11-12 December. Along with this, rallies, processions and marches have also been banned.
in Maharashtra Section 188 applicable
However, action will be taken against those who do not follow this decision of the Uddhav government under other legal rules including Section 188 of the IPC. Let us inform that a total of 17 cases of Omicron have been reported in the state so far. On the other hand, seven new cases of Omicron were reported on Friday. Out of which 3 cases were from Mumbai and 4 cases were from Pimpri Chinchwad. At the same time, the age of people affected by Omicron in Mumbai are 48, 25 and 37 years.
It is noteworthy that the order issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Mumbai will be effective for 48 hours today i.e. on Saturday and Sunday. The decision has been taken with an aim to prevent threat to human life from the new Omicron variant of Karna and maintain law and order in the wake of violence in Amravati, Malegaon and Nanded.
what to say on lockdown Health Minister Rajesh Tope
However, on December 8-9, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope had made it clear that, “The severity of these new variants of corona is less and people need not panic. Also, screening is now being done at international airports. The Omicron version is now spread across 54 countries. Its transmissibility is high, but the severity or virulence is low. So we don’t need to panic. ,
But at the same time, in the question asked about the lockdown, he said that, “We are not thinking of any lockdown in the state yet. The State Task Force constituted on Corona has not given any such instruction so far. We are closely monitoring the situation and will announce any restrictions only after the guidance of the Centre, the State Task Force and the Chief Minister. ,
How will Competition with Omicron
When asked about Maharashtra’s strategy to counter the spread of new variants, the Health Minister said, “At present we are working with 3T principle, i.e. – tracking, tracing and testing. We currently have three laboratories for genome sequencing. We will now extend this facility to Nagpur and Aurangabad also. ,
Significantly, on Friday, seven new cases of Omicron, including a three-and-a-half-year-old girl, have been reported in Maharashtra. With this, now the number of patients in Maharashtra has increased to 17, while 32 cases of this variant have been reported in the country (Omicron in India).