With the city seeing a consistent rise in daily COVID-19 cases, passenger associations have called on the Railways and local authorities to restart thermal checks at railway stations across the city as they are the entry points for passengers from other states. According to commuter bodies, this would be a better move than enforcing strict restrictions at a later time when cases would have already increased a lot.

“Now is the right time to conduct checks at entry points of stations. Just a drive to ensure people are wearing masks is not enough. Instead of enforcing restrictions on train services at a later time, it will be better to be careful now,” said Subhash Gupta, Yatri Sangh Mumbai leader and member of National Railway Users Consultative Committee.