The total number of Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra has risen to 423 with six more CISF jawans from Kharghar testing positive for COVID-19 today. More than hundred officers and staff members have been kept under isolation since yesterday after five people from the force were found infected. <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the State Health Minister Rajesh Tope has informed that around 1,400 people from the state, who had attended Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi last month, have been traced. He said these people have been isolated or quarantined by their respective district authorities. <br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, working on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of trace, track, test and treat, Maharashtra Government has started implementing a cluster containment policy. According to the state health ministry, a total of 2455 teams of health department which include healthcare personnel, aanganwadi workers and ANMs have been deployed in various containment zones. <br />''<br />''These teams have already screened more than nine lakh people for possible Coronavirus symptoms like coughing, fever or breathing issues. These containment zones have been set up within a three kilometre radius from the place of residence of a person found COVID-19 positive. <br />''<br />''<br />''Urging for support from citizens, the state health ministry has said that all the houses in these zones will be monitored daily for a period of 14 days and any symptomatic person will be directed to concerned hospital. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, considering the health hazard that the state's police personnel are facing, Maharashtra's Finance Minister Ajit Pawar has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh for police officers who lose their life in this fight against COVID-19. The state finance ministry has also written to the Centre demanding a GST waiver in necessary medical equipment like masks, personal protective gear, testing kits and ventilators so that procuring such items does not become a financial burden.</span><br />