Coronavirus scare: BMC orders closure of shops in parts of Mumbai for crowd control

The Brihanmumbai Municipal corporation (BMC) on Thursday ordered the closure of shops on different roads of the city on alternate days till further orders in view of coronavirus pandemic. In exercise of the power conferred under section 2,3 and 4 of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897, the assistant municipal commissioner of BMC has ordered the closure of shops on alternate days of the week in Prabhadevi, Worli and Lower Parel in order to avoid crowding and implement social distancing.