Mumbai Metro trains resume operations

Mumbai Metro trains resumed its operations on Monday, months after it was halted in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mumbai: Mumbai Metro resumed its operations on Monday, months after it was halted in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19. The Metro, which suspended its services in March, reopened with caution putting into place a series of measures such as thermal scanners and sanitisers among others to enable commuters to adhere to COVID social distancing protocols.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra government permitted gymnasiums and fitness centres to reopen in the state from Dusshera from October 25, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's Secretariat said on Saturday.

With 15,95,381 total cases, Maharashtra was reported to be the worst affected state by COVID-19 in the country. While 13,69,810 patients recovered from the disease in the state, 42,115 died so far.

(ANI)

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