Mumbai, March 16: In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Navi Mumbai police issued a list of people who returned from Dubai, but did not report to the hospital for quarantine. According to an India Today report, police are now looking for the people who came in a large group from Dubai but did not follow the rules of quarantine. All international travellers have been asked by the government to be in quarantine for 14 days on return to India.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Maharashtra has emerged as the worst hit in the global pandemic. After four more people tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai on Monday, the total number of confirmed cases in Maharashtra rose to 37.Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra: Staff of Govt Hospital in Panvel Flee After Knowing Travel History of Patients to COVID-19 Affected Countries.

In another incident, amid the increasing scare in the state around COVID-19, a staff of a government hospital in Panvel near Mumbai fled after knowing that patients with travel history to coronavirus-hit countries were admitted in the hospital. Reportedly, 11 people ran away from the hospital, and the majority of them being employees of the hospital who were on duty to look after COVID-hit patients. Coronavirus in Navi Mumbai: Employee in Mindspace Airoli, Another Person in Vashi Test Positive For COVID-19.

Hoarding Owners to Display Coronavirus Awareness Message For 10 Days

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, BMC wrote to licensed hoarding owners that they must only display awareness messages on coronavirus for 10 days from March 16 to March 25. Failing to follow the rules, the civic body will take stern action, including cancelling the licences of the owners and will also remove the present display and hoarding structure.

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