India, July 5 -- State minister Aaditya Thackeray says the priority of the government is to tackle the pandemic situation and other things are secondary. The state environment and tourism minister was talking to reporters in Thane while he was there to take stock of the COVID-19 situation and measures undertaken by civic bodies in the district to contain the disease.

Asked about the opposition's criticism that the government was unable to properly tackle the COVID-19 crisis, Thackeray said, "Let them do their work, we will keep on doing our work. Our priority at present is to deal with the COVID-19 situation and break the virus chain, other things are secondary." The Shiv Sena MLA also launched an app developed by the Thane Municipal Cor...