The Mumbai civic body has withdrawn its morning order saying that the bodies of coronavirus patients can only be cremated.

In a circular, the Brihanmumbai Corporation had said that the order will be followed irrespective of religion.

“All bodies of #COVID19 patients should be cremated irrespective of religion. Burial will not be allowed. The funeral should not involve more than 5 people,” the circular said, issued by Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi.

The civic body had said that its decision was a safety measure against the highly contagious virus.

In the evening however state minister Nawab Malik tweeted that the order has been withdrawn.