Please don't let your guard down," appealed Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay, while amplifying the state government's COVID-19 restrictions. He asked parishioners to follow all safety protocols while attending weddings or funerals, but insisted that they postpone marriages if possible.

In a late-night video message, Cardinal Gracias said, “Reports are coming in from different dioceses and religious congregations of several priests and sisters being infected in the second wave and of quite a number of fatalities. We ourselves have been badly affected at the Archdiocese. We have lost several priests. I urge all of you to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour.”