In response to the escalating number of Covid cases in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ordered the closure of Mumbai schools for classes 1 to 9 until January 31. In its order, the BMC also stated that classes for grades 10 and 12 will continue. Earlier, Mumbai Civic Body Chief IS Chahal urged Mumbai residents not to panic and to follow the government's directions for controlling the virus's spread. Also, over the next few months, you should avoid travelling to Indian states with the highest COVID spike.
Chahal told a news outlet that about 91 percent of the patients are asymptomatic, and nearly 89 percent of the beds are unoccupied. "On Sunday, just 503 patients were hospitalised, and only 56 of them required oxygenated beds," stated the chief of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Also read: Most COVID cases in Mumbai are asymptomatic, with 89 percent of beds unoccupied, according to the BMC's chief He did, however, urge people to avoid going to crowded places. Furthermore, Chahal underlined the importance of people banding together to combat the Covid-19 pandemic's third wave.