India's Maharashtra state imposes 15-day lockdown to slow Covid-19 spread
Maharashtra, home to India's financial capital Mumbai and the country's most industrial state, has been the country's worst hit state, accounting for about a quarter of its 13.5 million cases
FILE PHOTO: People wait to board passenger buses during rush hour at a bus terminal, amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
India's richest state, Maharashtra, will be under lockdown from Wednesday night for 15 days to slow rising coronavirus infections, its chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.
Maharashtra, home to India's financial capital Mumbai and the country's most industrial state, has been the country's worst hit state, accounting for about a quarter of its 13.5 million cases.
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