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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today said the government would not ban organisation or celebration of any festival in wake of the pandemic Swine flu and asked the people to be extra cautious.

Reiterating that swine flu pandemic in the state was under control, he urged people to take precaution and avoid crowded areas, even as the dreaded disease has affected 276 people across the state with the lions share of them in Pune.

Earlier at an all-party meeting Mr Chavan apprised leaders of various political parties about the current situation and said the government would not ban any religious events like 'Dahihandi', 'Ganesh Chaturthi' or 'Ramzan', that falls in this month.

He also appealed to people not to step out of home during festival time if they have flu or flu-like symptom.

The meeting was attended by MPCC president Manikrao Thakare, Subhash Desai (Shiv Sena), Eknath Khadse (BJP) and others. He said in all 194 patients have been sent home after the treatment and 894, who had gone to the screening centres, tested negative.

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