COVID-19: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray speaks to frontline Pune & Mumbai hospital staff

Amid deadly coronavirus outbreak, Maharashtra Cheif Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday interacted with doctors and hospital staff at Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital and Pune's Naidu Hospitals. CM Thackeray motivated and hailed heroes for being on frontlines and putting ir lives on risk amid coronavirus outbreak.

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Govt Writes To Centre

Maharashtra government has demanded a special pack from central government to contain massive spread of deadly Coronavirus in state. Taking to Twitter, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ajit Pawar stated that he has written a letter to Financial Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Prakash Javadekar seeking a special Rs 25,000 crore pack to tackle crisis. 

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In a series of tweets, he furr mentioned hardships faced by state ecomically due to Coronavirus outbreak and lockdown that has followed. He said, "In meantime, state government has t yet received an outstanding balance of Rs 1687 crore. Similarly, it has also t received aid of Rs 14,967 crore and a total of 16,654 crores. I urge m to give remaining balance by March 31."

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Cases in Maharashtra rise to 230

Earlier today, Samples of five more people tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra on Tuesday, taking total number of such cases in state to 230, a health official said.

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