Amid a current surge in the quantity of coronavirus situations in Maharashtra, Thane Municipal Commissioner has imposed a total lockdown from today till March 31 in COVID-19 hotspot locations. Thane Municipal Commissioner Vipin Sharma issued an order which stated that 16 locations have been marked as a hotspot in the city. As per the order, all restrictions that had been imposed through the countrywide lockdown will be in spot in these locations. The civic administration stated that the selection to impose total lockdown in these locations has been taken due to a current spurt in COVID-19 situations in these locations in the current previous.