Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday asked the state administration to consider incentivising COVID-19 frontline workers and prepare special measures for containment zones. Koshyari asked the government to prepare itself for challenges considering the likely coronavirus situation emerging in the state in the months of June and July, a Raj Bhavan statement said. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the Centre feels the spike in coronavirus cases will be higher by May-end and in June, and added that the virus spread has been controlled to a large extent in Maharashtra.

The government should keep enough medical facilities, doctors, medical staff and beds ready considering the likely caseload in June and July, the Raj Bhavan statement quoted Koshyari him saying at a meeting. Presiding over a high-level review meeting with senior government officials at Raj Bhavan, the Governor asked the government to take special measures for COVID-19 containment zones like Dharavi, which has so far recorded 1,378 cases.