Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple closed for ‘darshan’ amid Covid fears
Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple has been closed for ‘darshan’ until additional orders, amid an increase in coronavirus instances within the metropolis. The temple authorities determined to shut the temple from 8 pm onward as we speak.
The temple will stay shut until additional orders. Meanwhile, common aarti and puja can be carried out and placed on a webcast. Only the priest and employees will stay current in the course of the aarti.
Maharashtra has been the worst hit within the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Mumbai on Monday reported as many as 9,857 new instances, mounting the general caseload within the metropolis to 4,62,302. About 74,522 are energetic instances. With 21 extra fatalities, the demise toll has reached 11,797.
The knowledge confirmed the BMC carried out 36,878 new COVID-19 checks, down from Sunday’s 51,319, taking the variety of samples examined up to now to 43,06,053. The restoration fee of COVID-19 instances in Mumbai has gone right down to 81 per cent, in response to the BMC.
On Sunday, town had witnessed the highest-ever 11,163 new COVID-19 instances.
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