Less than a month after the state government started easing the lockdown restrictions, both the Navi Mumbai and Panvel municipal corporations announced a 10-day lockdown from July 3 to curb the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the regions. However, nothing much has changed yet and cases continue to rise. The restrictions were imposed primarily to break the chain and reduce the rate of increase but authorities claim residents don't adhere to rules.

According to the authorities concerned, non-compliance was the reason behind the current situation. The restrictions in both the regions have now been extended. In Navi Mumbai the lockdown will be in place till July 19 and Panvel will be under lockdown till July 24. Even with the restrictions in place, the numbers continue to rise steadily. However, the APMC market and industrial areas continue to function on a daily basis.