Mumbai Dec 27 PTI A member of the Maharashtra governments COVID-19 task force on Monday said curbs for a short duration of time would have to be considered if cases of the new coronavirus variant Omicron continue to rise in the stateDr Vasant Nagvekar who is also a consultant for infectious diseases at a city-based hospital said a rapid rise in the cases of Omicron classified as a variant of concern by the WHO will definitely pose challengesIf Omicron cases rise further its going to be challenging due to its faster spread We will have to deal with the prevailing situation and take decisions appropriatelyIf cases rise may be temporarily we may have to consider closure for a small period of time till the storm settles he saidOn Monday Maharashtra recorded 26 new cases of Omicron - 11 of them in Mumbai - taking the overall tally of the variant to 167The state has been reporting a steep rise in daily coronavirus cases in the last few days The tally of active cases has also crossed the 10000-mark in Maharashtra PTI MR RSY RSY
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