After reviewing the Covid-19 surge in other countries such as China, Japan, America and Brazil, the Maharashtra health ministry has advised people to not worry, but to follow precautions such as wearing masks in crowded places Pic/Ashish Raje

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As per the GOI guidelines, the airport authorities are restarting measures such as taking RT-PCR samples of 2 per cent of international passengers at the Mumbai International airport. All the positive samples will be sent to NIV, Pune laboratory for Whole Genome Sequencing.
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BMC gears up to increase public awareness about the virus and use of covid appropriate behaviour to curtail the transmission

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To help control the spread of Covid-19, the BMC is focusing on rigorously implementing vaccination drives
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On Friday, Mumbai reported seven new Covid-19 cases and zero death
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The iconic Lalbaugcha Raja idol was shifted onto a raft on Sunday afternoon after delays since morning due to high tide and technical challenges, with final immersion, delayed by several hours, expected to take place around 11 pm, officials said.