Restaurants, gyms reopen after 2 months as Mumbai eases restrictions

Public movement, transport, markets, and malls resumed partially in the financial capital from June 7 after two months of lockdown following an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases.

Restaurants, gyms, salons, public grounds and other commercial establishments reopened after nearly two months on June 7 in Mumbai, which falls in level-3 of the Maharashtra government's five-level 'unlock plan'. Credit: PTI Photo

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) appealed to citizens not to let their guard down and follow all precautions to check the spread of Covid-19. Credit: PTI

Buses of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), the city civic body's transport wing, were allowed to ferry passengers with 100 per cent seating capacity, though local trains were restricted for those working in medical and essential services. Credit: PTI

People eat in a restaurant after unlocking of Covid-19 lockdown began, at Sion in Mumbai. Credit: PTI Photo

The Maharashtra government has announced a five-level plan to relax the coronavirus-induced restrictions in the state, based on the weekly positivity rate and the occupancy of oxygen beds. Credit: PTI

Workers sanitize a salon ahead of its reopening, in Mumbai. Credit: PTI

Easing of curbs under level-3 category are applicable for places where the positivity rate is five per cent to 10 per cent and the oxygen bed occupancy is more than 40 per cent. Credit: PTI

As per the government's order, essential shops in Mumbai will remain open on all seven days in a week till 4 pm, but non-essential shops will function only on weekdays till 4 pm, BMC officials said. Earlier, both essential and non-essential shops were allowed to remain open till 2 pm. Credit: PTI Photo

A pedestrian walks past a wall mural representing awareness measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus featuring a frontline medical staff as a guardian angel, in Navi Mumbai. Credit: AFP Photo