After mid-day ran a story on how several people deserted their pets because of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) banners and posters which asked people to keep away from animals amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) scare, the civic officials have now started removing the hoardings or blackening the instructions across the city.

On Thursday BMC issued a clarification on its advisory regarding COVID-19. The attached circular declared the removal of the words 'keep away from domestic and wild animals' and directed the health department officials to paste a white paper on the incorrect part of the advisory to cover it.