Kalyan-Dombivli residents working in Mumbai asked to stay near workplaces

People from Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) who are working in Mumbai will not be allowed to enter or leave Kalyan in Thane district of Maharashtra from May 8. The decision has been taken in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, civic chief Vijay Suryavanshi said on Tuesday.

He said a total of 224 people have tested positive for coronavirus so far in the KDMC area.

"Of them, 73 were found to be working in Mumbai while 28 others were their contacts. They were found to be working in various establishments like BMC, hospitals, police department, banks etc in Mumbai," he said in a recorded message.

"Safety of family members of the people working in Mumbai is also an issue. Hence we have requested their establishments to make arrangements for their stay in places like hotels near their places of work. We have been informed that the BMC is making arrangements for their employees near their place of work," he said.