COVID restrictions will not be immediately relaxed in Pune as the the positivity rate is still high, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Friday, as reported by news agency PTI.
Pawar, who is also the guardian minister for Pune, said the government has decided to continue the level three restrictions in the district.
Maharashtra government has devised five levels of restrictions, the fifth level being the harshest, depending on the severity of the pandemic in a given area.
Shops in Pune will, thus, be allowed to operate till only 4 pm, he said. "The weekly positivity rate of Pune district is 5.7 percent.