<p>Amid an unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases leading to over 50,000 active patients, the Maharashtra government is expected to come out with a new set of stringent guidelines on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will chair a series of meetings and take a final call on the guidelines, however, lockdown has been ruled out at this stage.</p>.<p>“There would be a review meeting after which the chief minister would take a call on the new guidelines, which would be announced accordingly,” deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said after a review meeting in Pune.</p>.<p>Over the last couple of days, state health minister Rajesh Tope has reiterated that the government would consider a lockdown only if the daily medical oxygen requirement crosses 700 metric tonne.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cases-increasing-rapidly-in-maharashtra-kerala-implement-all-measures-properly-centre-1067946.html" target="_blank">Cases increasing rapidly in Maharashtra, Kerala; implement all measures properly: Centre</a></strong></p>.<p>On the other hand, Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar said that lockdown in India’s financial capital would be imposed when daily cases cross the 20,000-mark.</p>.<p>“We are not thinking in terms of lockdown but surely we would be meeting and there would be strengthening of the existing restrictions,” state relief and rehabilitation minister Vijay Wadettiwar said. </p>.<p>Over the last two days, school education minister Prof Varsha Gaikwad and higher and technical education minister Uday Samant held separate meetings to assess the situation.</p>.<p>In Mumbai, for classes I-IX and XI, the education would be only on online mode - a decision that has been replicated in the majority of the Mumbai metropolitan region.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Amid an unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases leading to over 50,000 active patients, the Maharashtra government is expected to come out with a new set of stringent guidelines on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will chair a series of meetings and take a final call on the guidelines, however, lockdown has been ruled out at this stage.</p>.<p>“There would be a review meeting after which the chief minister would take a call on the new guidelines, which would be announced accordingly,” deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said after a review meeting in Pune.</p>.<p>Over the last couple of days, state health minister Rajesh Tope has reiterated that the government would consider a lockdown only if the daily medical oxygen requirement crosses 700 metric tonne.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cases-increasing-rapidly-in-maharashtra-kerala-implement-all-measures-properly-centre-1067946.html" target="_blank">Cases increasing rapidly in Maharashtra, Kerala; implement all measures properly: Centre</a></strong></p>.<p>On the other hand, Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar said that lockdown in India’s financial capital would be imposed when daily cases cross the 20,000-mark.</p>.<p>“We are not thinking in terms of lockdown but surely we would be meeting and there would be strengthening of the existing restrictions,” state relief and rehabilitation minister Vijay Wadettiwar said. </p>.<p>Over the last two days, school education minister Prof Varsha Gaikwad and higher and technical education minister Uday Samant held separate meetings to assess the situation.</p>.<p>In Mumbai, for classes I-IX and XI, the education would be only on online mode - a decision that has been replicated in the majority of the Mumbai metropolitan region.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>