In a drastic step to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Maharashtra government ordered closure of cinema halls, gyms, and swimming pools in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur cities
from Friday midnight.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray: All schools in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad will be closed till further notice except for class 10th and 12th examination. https://t.co/peSkYbpHOx

— ANI (@ANI) March 13, 2020

Making the announcement in the state Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the government was invoking the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 from midnight. Wherever possible, companies should allow employees to work from home in view of coronavirus threat, he said.