Maharashtra government on Friday has declared the Coronovairus as an epidemic in five metropolitan cities- Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.
With this the government has ordered that the malls, gyms, cinema halls, swimming polls will be closed down from Firday night onwards in the cities until March 31.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray while making the announcement in the state Legislative Assembly said that the government is invoking the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 from midnight.
He further said that “corporate and owners of the private companies should allow employees to work from home from Monday and to avoid large gatheringâ€
