A man cleans equipment at a gym in Navi Mumbai before the gyms reopen on October 25 (Express photo: Amit Chakravarty).
Maharashtra Coronavirus News Live Updates: Maharashtra detected an additional 8,151 cases of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing its count to 16.09 lakh. The 16,09,516 cases included 1.74,265 people who were in treatment, 13.92,308 who had recovered, and 42,453 deaths.
Mumbai reported 1,091 new cases and 45 deaths on the same day, bringing its Covid-19 count to 2.44,260 and the number of victims to 9,864. Pune recorded 334 cases and 22 deaths, bringing the number of cases to 1,68,736, including 3,873 deaths.
In a nightly order, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday topped the prices of masks. Under the new rates, an N-95 mask would cost between Rs 19 and Rs 45 depending on its type, while a 3-layer mask would cost Rs 4 and a 2-layer mask would cost Rs 3. At present, an N-95 mask costs between Rs 150-600 in the market, while a 3-layer mask costs Rs 20-40.
In other Mumbai news, Indian Railways has It allowed women to ride local suburban trains. since Wednesday. Railways Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted: “I am pleased to announce that railways will allow women to travel on suburban trains from October 21 between 11 am and 3 pm and after 7 pm. We were always ready and with the receipt of the letter from the Maharashtra government today, we allow this trip. “Local train services were closed on March 23 due to Covid-19, and partially resumed on June 15; only those in essential services were able to board the trains.
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Maharashtra Coronavirus Live News Updates: State Covid-19 Count at 16.09 lakh; The Uddhav Thackeray government limits the prices of masks; Indian Railways allows women to get on local suburban trains in Mumbai. Follow the latest news and updates below
The Mumbai Metro Railway resumed operations on Monday. (Express photo by Pradip Das)
Two videos of patients performing at the Covid-19 facility in Mumbai have appeared on social media, including as the state government called on people to hold blood and health donation camps instead of dandiya during the Navratri festival. in progress.
In one of the videos, several Covid-19 patients with face masks were seen performing garba together with health workers wearing PPE equipment in a Bollywood song in a women’s room. Some patients were also seen watching the performance.
In another similar video, some male patients were seen doing garba with health workers in PPE equipment at ‘Nursing Station 15’
The videos are from the Goregaon-based Covid-19 jumbo facility of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), according to some posts on social media.
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