The Maharashtra government is toying with the idea of suspending flights from Delhi to Mumbai amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital. Train services between Delhi and Mumbai could also stop, according to sources.
“Various measures are being discussed to curb the spread of the virus in the state, and the suspension of train and flight operations to and from Delhi is one of them,” Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar told the news agency. PTI.
This is one of the steps the Maharashtra government is considering to reduce the spread of the deadly virus, Kumar said, adding that no decision has been made so far.
At a recent meeting in Mumbai, it was reportedly discussed that steps should be taken to curb the spread of the infection from people entering Maharashtra from states that have witnessed an increase in the number of Covid cases. -19.
Why is the action being considered?
The action is being considered following an increase in coronavirus cases in New Delhi.
Delhi registered 6,608 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the infection count to more than 5.17 lakh, while 118 more deaths during the same period brought the death toll to 8,159.
The national capital also witnessed a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases since October 28, when the daily increase surpassed the 5,000 mark for the first time and surpassed the 8,000 mark on November 11.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that the Covid-19 positivity rate in Delhi has dropped 5% in five days, indicating that the third wave is over.
“In the past few days, the positivity rate has dropped from 15% to 13% on November 17 and today, November 20, it is at 10.5%,” Kejriwal said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. . The Delhi CM added: “So the positivity rate in Delhi has dropped by 5% in five days. This has given us hope that perhaps we are beyond the peak of the third wave of infection that the city is experiencing. He’s been reeling. “
Meanwhile, Maharashtra’s Covid-19 count on Friday rose to 17,68,695 with the addition of 5,640 cases during the day and the death toll reached 46,511.
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