Demand for beds increasing in Mumbai, mostly in private hosps’

Mumbai: Task force member Dr Niteen Karnik, head of medicine at Sion Hospital, said Mumbai should, like Nagpur, opt for a “restricted lockdown’’ for two weeks. District administration in Beed was the latest to announce a 10-day restriction on business and services from Thursday onwards. Reflecting concern over growing numbers, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray told his cabinet on Wednesday about the need to boost vaccination and strictly enforce Covid-appropriate restrictions.
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