The Maharashtra government announced extension of the general lockdown until July 31 with an aim to contain the Covid-19 surge. The notification issued by the state government has also restricted inter-district travel between municipal corporations within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to that for office purposes and essential activities like medical reasons.

The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) designated and finalised the tariff for nine hotels in the city on Monday to act as asymptomatic Covid isolation centres. Those patients who do not want to stay at civic facilities can opt for them. The move came in response to complaints from patients for being overcharged by some hotels doubling up as isolation centres.

*Maharashtra government releases Rs 90 crore for 500 ambulances in hinterland
*Ayurvedic doctors with BMC doing Covid duty have complained of not being paid increased salaries promised to them.