Maharashtra hits 2.5 million cases, govt says lockdown option is open

Maharashtra’s Covid-19 caseload has breached the 2.5 million (25 lakh) mark—getting closer to the 10th highest ranking country in infections, Germany with 2.6 million—even as chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has lined up a review meeting on Tuesday to discuss the need for lockdown in some of the state’s biggest urban centres.