Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a virtual conference today in the wake of a nationwide outbreak of COVID-19. On Friday, January 7, the Prime Minister is expected to lead a high-level meeting with chief ministers from all states to discuss the pandemic situation.
After warning that if new Covid cases reached 20,000, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar indicated on Friday that no decision on a weekend curfew would be made at this time.
The state has yet to make a decision on a weekend curfew. As a result of a large increase in coronavirus cases in Mumbai, the city’s daily hospitalisation rate has risen dramatically in recent days. India is experiencing an Omicron wave, with Covid-19 cases rapidly expanding across the country.