BMC decides to shut all liquor shops in Mumbai

Liquor shops in Mumbai will remain closed from Wednesday as the Mumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to let only essential services function in the city. On Tuesday Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi issued an order saying that only ‘groceries, medical/ chemist shops will be allowed to be opened’. The development comes in the back of huge crowds thronging the liquor shops in Mumbai and the police machinery simply unable to control the crowds. 

35 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Mumbai on Tuesday, taking the total number of positive cases in the city to 9,758, Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai said. Twenty six deaths were recorded in Mumbai on Tuesday, taking the total number of deaths to 387. In a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19, Mumbai Police announced that Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) has been imposed in the city till May 17.