Lockdown: Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar step out in masks & gloves to buy groceries

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has anunced and ordered to keep shops dealing in essential commodities open day and night. se shops, however, should adhere to rms of social distancing, sanitisation, and cleanliness, read statement by CM.

Civil society organization in Mumbai sponsors 1,30,000 meals per day during lockdown

Bollywood actors and couple Farhan Akhtar and his singer girlfriend Shibani Dandekar stepped out to buy groceries on Sunday. couple was spotted in Mumbai buying essentials when y were clicked by paparazzi amid lockdown.

Wearing protection gear — mask and gloves, Farhan and Shibani were seen carrying packets of essentials in ir hands including kitchen rolls, eggs, snacks, etc. y also stopped by to meet Shibani's sister Anusha Dandekar to hand over some supplies. 

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Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Pune will fall under "red zone" as y have reported 91 per cent of total 1652 positive cases in Maharashtra so far, said Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray extended lockdown period in state till April 30. Tope also said that lockdown could be extended even beyond April 30 if people fail to follow social distancing rms.

Maharashtra has become a third state after Odisha and Punjab to extend lockdown period till April 30. decision was anunced by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after attending meeting with PM Modi. 

Maharashtra under lockdown

On March 14, Thackeray government invoked Epidemic Diseases Act declaring Coronavirus as an epidemic - declaring all gyms, swimming pools, malls, atres, pubs shut in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Pimpri-Chinchwad till March 31 amid rising cases of Coronavirus.

government also shut all educational institutions and postponed all exams, except 10 & 12th board exams. With railways shutting down its services on March 22 marking 'Janta Curfew', Maharashtra government extended a state-wide curfew, stopping all transport services across districts.