Dismissing fears of Coronavirus spreading in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Thursday that the state healthcare machinery is equipped to prevent and treat infections, if any. He said so far no person has tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the state, and screening at all airports and ports has been intensified, with each international traveller and suspected samples tested, but added that the next 10 to 15 days were going to be crucial and urged people to play it safe in Holi.

In addition to Pune's testing facility, the state health department has equipped Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital and Nagpur's Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, where a sample is tested in mere four hours. The Mumbai airport alone screens 18,000 passengers daily. So far, 70,000 passengers have been screened, 90 tested for negative results and 7 reports are awaited. The persons from Maharashtra who came in contact with two patients have been traced and taken to a hospital for monitoring though they haven't showed any symptoms. There are 10 people in isolation in Mumbai and 14 in the state.