Aurangabad: The imposition of locking in the state is not discussed at this time, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.
Maharashtra on Friday reported 8,067 new Koronavirus cases, 50 percent more than the previous day.
Disaster Management Minister Vijay Wadettiwar has said the previous day that the “fresh locking stage” was near, but the decision would be taken by the minister’s chairman.
“The locking decision is not under the current discussion.
The government will make decisions about restrictions by considering the level of prolonged case, hospital bed residence and oxygen consumption,” Tope said.
“If daily oxygen needs (medical) cross 700 metric tons, the state will enter automatically locking,” he said.
Tope is here to attend the function to mark the 39th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi Mission Educations Trust.
“At present we have imposed several restrictions at social meetings.
If it carries a virus that is spread under control, good and good.
If not, we must impose a more stringent restriction,” added the Minister of Health.
The Chairman of the Minister of Uddhav Thackeray will hold a high-ranking meeting in this regard immediately, he said.
Finding out the right figures of the Omicron and Delta cases is important in the current situation, and at least one genome sequencing lab is needed in each state administrative division, he added.