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MUMBAI (REUTERS) - India's richest state, Maharashtra, said it would impose stringent Covid-19 restrictions from Monday (April 5) as there has been a rapid rise in infections, a state minister said on Sunday. The state will shut down malls, cinema halls, bars and restaurants from Monday evening and impose a complete lockdown on weekends, Mr Nawab Malik told reporters after a Cabinet meeting. Coronavirus cases continue to rise rapidly in India with the number of new infections nearing all-time high on Sunday, largely driven by infections in Maharashtra, home to the country's financial capital Mumbai. The country reported 93,249 new...
