With the numbers of COVID-19 cases in the city expected to rise, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to also increase the number of tests. In a move to further identify positive cases in people who might unknowingly be responsible for the spread, the BMC has decided to make it mandatory for citizens to go through antigen tests or to carry a negative COVID report to enter malls, huge shopping centres or other public places. The development was confirmed by Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani.

Sanitisation of Growel’s 101 Mall at Kandivli on August 1 before its opening. Pic/Satej Shinde