Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday advised citizens to be prepared for a lockdown, which could be imposed with prior notice. He said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been authorised to take a final call as there were festivals over the next two days.

The CM has discussed the crisis with all stakeholders. There is a strong feeling that a lockdown is needed to check the surge in COVID cases,” he said at an online press conference on Monday.