Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Mumbai.
Update at 1.20pm: Some restrictions lifted in Mira-Bhayander till May 8. Grocery shops to open for six hours from 9am
Update at 12.20pm: Construction of 1000 bedded Covid-19 hospital begins at MMRDA grounds in Mumbai
Update at 11.20am: Administrations of Solapur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Buldhana and Amravati districts have issued instructions that liquor shops will not be allowed to open.
Update at 10.30am: Long queue outside a liquor shop at Vashi in Navi Mumbai
Update at 10.05am: Maharashtra CM asks Centre not to charge train fare from migrant workers
Update at 9.27am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 1,373 in India; number of cases climb to 42,533, reports PTI quoting health ministry
*Criticised for the inconvenience that patients face in getting isolation beds at dedicated Covid-19 hospitals, Covid care centres and dedicated Covid health care centres, the BMC has tasked IAS officers with ensuring things are smooth.
*While around 68 of the 405 road repair works in the city are expected to be completed before monsoon this year, 88 (of the 405) works will be affected as they fall within Covid-19 hotbed areas like Worli, Dharavi and Govandi.