Report by Tanya Singh:
The civic authorities in Mumbai today clamped down with fresh safety measures as Covid numbers in the state and the city remained in an upward trajectory for a week, logging over 5000 cases on Thursday.
After a gap of 75 days, the state reported more than 5,000 infections, according to PTI. It had reported 5,229 infections on December 4, which had been followed by a gradual drop in cases.
In view of the recent spurt in cases, Mumbai’s civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) tightened Covid-related guidelines in the city.
According to the latest revised release, BMC stated that people in home quarantine to be stamped on the back of the hands. It also said that it will appoint 300 marshals to monitor those travelling without masks in trains. Besides, additional marshals will be hired to keep an eye on violators in Mumbai.
Earlier in the day, a weekend lockdown was announced in Amravati district of the same Vidarbha region from 8 pm on Saturday to 7 am on Monday.
Along with that, concerned by growing number of coronavirus cases, the administration in eastern Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district ordered a ten-day lockdown from Thursday night.