Maharashtra Govt To Extend Its Lockdown In Urban Areas

• Maharashtra govt has decided to extend the lockdown in the coronavirus-hit urban areas of the state after May 3.
• The state govt is closely monitoring the situation in areas outside the cities of Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad, and Amravati.
• A senior official said, "It is the cities where most of the COVID-19 cases are concentrated." 
• He said that the state will only relax its current stringent lockdown measures, it would be in rural and least affected areas of the state.
• "However, we are looking at the scenario as rural and urban areas are connected," he said.

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