Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray along with his wife Rashmi Thackeray, mother-in-law Meena Patankar and Shiv Sena secretary Milind Narvekar took the first dose of the vaccine at J J Hospital on Thursday afternoon.
In the evening, while addressing citizens via social media, Thackeray said that Covid cases are on the rise across the state, including in rural parts.
“Though we have not reached the peak level of September 2020, we should pray and try that we do not. So, everyone must follow self-restrictions and follow three principles: wear a mask, wash hands and adhere to physical distance norms to avoid implementation of a strict lockdown,” the chief minister said.
“The overall situation still is under control, but everyone should follow Covid norms if we do not want the situation to spin out of control…” said Thackeray.
“Nearly 80% of the Covid positive patients are asymptomatic, but they are moving around instead of staying in home quarantine, putting their own families and others at risk.”
Urging people to get themselves tested to avoid delayed treatment, the CM said: “In other countries, the second wave has weakened their healthcare system. We will not let it happen in our state…the second wave has proved to be bigger than the first one…People in western countries are facing complete lockdown for up to three months, while Brazil is facing the worst situation.”
Surjitt Sahani
