After a short-lived break, Covid-19 has again become a topic of discussion in the Cabinet. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his colleagues on Thursday discussed the rising number of cases in the state and took a review of the preparedness to meet the challenge, yet again.

First and foremost, CM Thackeray has appealed to the people to not shun masks. Majority of the population has stopped wearing masks after the government made it optional. Mumbai and Pune are among the places which have been contributing a major chunk of state’s cases with test positivity rate higher than the state average of 1.59 per cent.