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Sharad Pawar resigned: Speaking at a book launch of his autobiography at the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratisthan, Pawar announced his decision which was met with protests by NCP workers and leaders.
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"The government has not taken any decision on making the use of masks mandatory but we are urging people to wear masks. Instead of falling ill, citizens should observe hygiene, wear the mask and follow social distancing," Tope tweeted.
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The state health minister said although the letter by the health ministry says the use of masks is a must, it is in fact an appeal to people to wear masks. He added no action will be taken against those who don't wear them.
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Tope said nearly 200 to 250 cases were being reported in the state every day and there was not much increase in these numbers.
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Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is expected to hold a meeting with the district collectors in the state to discuss the issue with them, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.
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Rajesh Tope’s assurance has come a day after the Centre advised Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra and Mizoram to maintain a strict watch and take pre-emptive action, if required, in the areas of concern to control any emerging spread of coronavirus.
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Rajesh Tope said the state, which was reporting 48,000 cases per day during the third wave which started some weeks ago, was now seeing the tally increase by 15,000 daily, adding that the infection curve was flattening in major cities like Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Raigad.
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"Demands are rising from certain quarters for reopening of schools as children are suffering the education loss. We will consider it after 10-15 days as there is a low (rate of) infection among children," Tope said.
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The state health department told the cabinet that Maharashtra is expected to see a spike in hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients in the last week of January or the first week of February. The health department made this projection during a presentation before the state cabinet.
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He said the state task force and health department had given their assessment of the COVID-19 situation to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who will decide on the extent of restrictions etc.
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Among the newly reported cases, only 5 percent of patients required medical help and most recovered faster. Most patients who needed medical help were were not vaccinated.
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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said in the last 8-10 days, the active cases in the state stood in the range of 5,000-6,000. On Tuesday, the state had 11,492 active cases.
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The numbers released today by the health authorities mark a 21 percent jump as compared to December 25, when 757 new infections were reported.
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As many as 518 COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged, taking the recovery count to 7,27,084. Now, there are 5030 active cases in the city. Mumbai's overall recovery rate has increased to 97 percent.
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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the transmission of coronavirus could be contained with the increased pace of vaccination drive.
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Contending that the third wave has already started in the US, the UK, Russia, and other countries, the state Health Minister Rajesh Tope called upon people to take extreme precautions during the upcoming festivals like Janmashtami, Ganeshotsav, Navratri and Diwali to avoid a surge in the cases.
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Rajesh Tope added that hotels and shops timings will increase till 8-9 pm. Further, they need to ensure that the staff is fully vaccinated, only then they'll be allowed to function with 50 percent capacity.
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"There are no deaths in the state due to shortage of medical oxygen. Such deaths may have occurred in other states," Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.
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Talking to PTI, Tope said the state''s capacity is to vaccinate 15 lakh people daily, but as of now only two to three lakh people are being inoculated in a day because of the "shortage of vaccine doses".
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Rajesh Tope said the cases are plateaued at 7,000 to 8,000 per day in the state now compared to the peak of 65,000 infections reported in a day in the past.
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After the announcement, which will benefit more than 68,000 such community health activists, Asha workers withdrew their week-long protest which they had launched in support of various demands, including a wage hike.
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The earlier rates, prescribed by the government during the first wave of the pandemic, were based on the rates prevalent in Mumbai, said health minister Rajesh Tope.
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The health minister said that the state would get 60,000 vials of Amphotericin-B, the key drug for the treatment of mucormycosis patients, from June 1 onwards.
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Rajesh Tope said that the state will begin vaccination for the 18-34 age group after adequate doses are available.
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The grim prediction by Tope came on a day when Maharashtra, the state worst-hit by the pandemic in the country, recorded 66,159 fresh coronavirus cases and 771 fatalities.
