what are the precaution taken be maharastra people for Corona
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The Maharashtra government, which had seen a spike in Covid cases during the festive season, has managed to keep “the situation under control” so far, and is taking all precautionary measures as the fear that it could go the Delhi way and result in a second wave of Covid-19 attacks still lurks.
Mumbai, Thane and Pune, which had seen the number of cases going down, have seen an uptick in new cases after the festival month.Till November 10, the daily number of new cases in Mumbai were in the range of 400 to 500 –– a number which has now jumped to more than 800. In neighbouring Thane district, cases are going up with 179 cases being reported in a single day earlier compared to 80-100 earlier. Similarly, Pune, which used to report 500 to 600 cases, is now seeing more cases. For instance, on November 6, there were around 598 cases, this has now gone up to 722 cases.State government officials said the rise in Covid numbers in Mumbai, Thane and Pune is a matter of concern but said they were “under control”.“This is still not gone out of hand. When Mumbai was hit the worst (first wave), the number of cases went up to 1,900 cases, that has not happened yet. Similarly, in Pune, during the Ganesh festival there were around 1,500 cases. The present numbers are still lesser than that,” the official said.
The official added, “The concern for us is not to let it rise the Delhi way. If the top cities in the state start getting infections like in Delhi, then we are in trouble. We would not be able to cope with so many cases. Which is why it is pertinent that people practice social distancing and use masks when they go out.”Another area of concern for the government is that some people who have gone to Bihar from Maharashtra for the Chhath Puja could return with the infection and there could be a surge in cases.Maharashtra, which anticipated a spurt of Covid-19 infections in the second wave, had taken several precautions to arrest it. Firstly, in spite of severe criticism, it did not allow places of worship to open after Diwali. The Mumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to do mass testing at bus stops and market places in the city to prevent a relapse of the April-May Covid peak in Mumbai.
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Additional precaution is being taken in the state due to the new variant of coronavirus and we need to remain extra alert over the next 15 days, he added.
Once passengers arriving from European and Middle- Eastern (West Asian) countries are put in institutional quarantine, their RT-PCR test will be conducted on the fifth or seventh day, the statement said.
They will be allowed to go home only after their quarantine period is over, it said.
Thackeray instructed municipal commissioners to arrange for hotels and separate hospitals to quarantine passengers arriving at international airports in their respective jurisdiction.
The chief minister also gave instruction to arrange for separate hospitals for passengers coming from European countries and showing symptoms of the new coronavirus variant, the statement said.
He asked officials to provide PPE kits to all the employees screening passengers arriving at airports from these countries.
Passengers coming from other countries will be home quarantined and stamps will be put on their hands, the statement said.
Passengers, who have arrived from European and West Asian countries, will have to inform government authorities if they have travelled domestically by air, the statement said.
There are growing concerns about an "out of control" new variant of coronavirus spreading COVID-19 at a much faster pace in parts of England.
The new variant is said to be 70 per cent more transmissible than previous strains though health experts say there is no evidence that it is more deadly or would react differently to vaccines