With the number of coronavirus cases rising once again in the city, the largest slum colony Dharavi recorded 17 new cases on Saturday, leaving the locals and authorities worried.
Updated Mar 09, 2021 | 15:42 IST The number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai increased by over 1,000 for the sixth consecutive day on Monday, taking its tally to 3,34,572. Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI
Mumbai: Amid a sharp spike in new infections, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackery has instructed the local authorities to take whatever steps are required to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Mumbai, be it imposing a complete lockdown in the city. In Mumbai, cases are a bit higher. The Chief Minister has instructed all administration officers to take a decision on whatever is necessary; be it imposing a partial lockdown, increasing testing, or go for a complete lockdown, ANI quoted Aslam Shaikh, Guardian Minister for Mumbai, as saying on Tuesday.
BMC lodges FIR against three marriage halls in Kalina for flouting COVID-19 rules
Mirror Online / Updated: Feb 27, 2021, 16:55 IST
Mumbai: The
BMC) has registered an FIR against three marriage halls in
Kalina for violating
All three halls, located on
CST Road in Kalina, had at least 200 guests inside each of them on Friday. Social distancing norms were not adhered to and many of the guests were even spotted moving around and interacting with others without masks. Authorities of the BMC s health department who were on supervision duty on Friday night spotted the violations at the three halls, an official said.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is set to hold a meeting on Tuesday with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and officials, to review the COVID-19 situation in the state.