State toll now 38, Ajanta-Ellora, Siddhivinayak, Tuljapur temples closed

No plan to lock down any city: Uddhav Thackeray on coronavirus scare

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said the state government has no plans to enforce a lockdown of any city in view of the coronavirus situation, but asked people to avoid thronging temples, mosques, churches and other public spaces. The government has also decided to postpone all ongoing exams in the state, Thackeray told reporters at his official residence Varsha in south Mumbai. Read the full story here. 

 Those in home quarantine in Maha to be stamped on left hand

People undergoing home quarantine for suspected exposure to the novel coronavirus will be
stamped on the left hand, the Maharashtra government said on Monday. In an official release, the state government said the decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister
Uddhav Thackeray and attended by district officials through video-conferencing.

Measures in place to stop crowding in Mantralaya, school colleges shut in rural areas

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that from Tuesday, measures will be in place to stop the flow of people into Mantralaya, the state's secretariat in south Mumbai. Thackeray also ordered the closure of schools in rural areas, and instructed officials to place sanitisers and soaps in public toilets, as part of measures to tackle the coronavirus threat.

Ajanta-Ellora caves, other sites in Aurangabad shut

Several historical sites, prime being the world-famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves, in Aurangabad in Maharashtra will be shut from Thursday till April 7 as a precautionary move in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said. The other sites that have been put under lockdown are the Bibi-ka-Maqbara, Aurangabad Caves, Daulatabad (Devgiri) Fort, all of which attract robust tourist footfalls, including foreign nationals.