<span style="color: #222222;">With the number of coronavirus cases rising to 49 in Maharashtra, the state government has urged citizens to strictly follow government guidelines with regard to maintaining social distancing and personal hygiene. While 19 of these cases have been reported from Pune, 18 others were reported from Mumbai and its neighbouring suburbs. <br />''<br />''Maharashtra Government has directed police authorities to take action against people found violating the mandatory quarantine rules amid coronavirus outbreak in the state. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said there have been complaints about people, having travel history to corona affected courtiers ignoring home quarantine advice and visiting public places. He said action will be initiated against such people under Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. The government has said that all persons who have recently returned to India from any foreign tour must stay in home isolation for at least 14 days even if they do not have any symptoms of the disease.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Talking about some passengers hiding their travel history to avoid quarantine, Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said few people have managed to skip screening to not revealing their complete travel history. <br />''<br />''He informed that a COVID-19 positive case in the state had visited Germany, a high-risk country before returning to Mumbai via Netherlands, a no risk nation. When asked about random testing of passengers, the minister said the state does not have adequate supply of testing kits to undertake random testing at the moment. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Mr. Tope today also reviewed the passenger screening facility at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The minister expressed satisfaction with the preparation of the staff and arrangements made at the airport to deal with the coronavirus situation. The screening of inbound international passengers at the airport for possible coronavirus infection has been going on since 18th January.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Meanwhile, Maharashtra Government has asked the state power distribution company to ensure uninterrupted electricity for the convenience of scores of employees who are working from home. <br />''<br />''With Maharashtra recording the highest number of coronavirus patients in the country, the state government has asked private firms and organizations to allow employees to work from home till end of this month. Maharashtra's Energy Minister Nitin Raut has asked the power utility to undertake power cuts only for maintenance purpose. </span><br />