Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has ordered a 100% shut down in private offices in regions of Mumbai, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nagpur till March 31. Some essential services such as groceries and public transport will not be shut. Government offices will work at 25% attendance.
Shops and restaurants, cafes have to shut down, too. Offices that cannot carry work from home should immediately shut down. Thackeray also appealed to the public that this is not a vacation and should not flock around and crowd places.
From the 52 cases positive in Maharashtra, 5 have recovered and one has died.
