08 August,2021 05:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Uddhav Thackeray. File Pic
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will address the state on Sunday at 8pm, the official Twitter page of CMO Maharashtra informed.
This announcement comes after the Maharashtra government eased level 3 curbs in 25 districts with low positivity rate, which allowed essential and non-essential shops to operate till 8pm on weekdays. However, the timings of hotels and restaurants were capped to 4pm.
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Reportedly, the CM may talk about extension of timings of hotels and restaurants, allowing general public on Mumbai local trains and the current Covid-19 situation.
The Maharashtra government is planning to relax more Covid-19 curbs in the coming days but with utmost caution and will also take a call regarding the local train travel, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had said on Saturday.
Currently, common people are not allowed to board Mumbai suburban trains which are being operated only for the people employed in essential sectors.
Many quarters are demanding that common people, who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, be allowed to board the local trains, called the lifeline of Mumbai.
