In a live webcast, he said the lockdown rules will notbe relaxed in haste.
"We will tread cautiously. It is in nobody's Interestto lift the lockdown in the (COVID-19) red zones like Mumbai,Pune region, Nagpur and Aurangabad where the number ofpositive cases is on the rise," he said.
Thackeray said that in orange zones, even though thereare no new positive cases, some active cases do exist, whilein green zones there are no cases.
"Even in green zones, we can't take chances.Relaxations will be implemented step-by-step and cautiously,"he said.
Admitting that people were facing hardships due to thelockdown, he said, "But the real wealth of any country is thegood health of its people. If people are safe then all iswell."
The chief minister said that there is fear aboutCOVID-19 in people's mind, which he termed as "Covidsyndrome.
"We have to get out of it. We should know that theillness is curable if detected early, he said.
Thackeray said that the lockdown has acted as a "speedbreaker" in the virus chain, and added that the number ofpositive cases in the state increased due to aggressivetesting.
He also greeted the people on the 60th foundation dayof the state. MRNP NP