Even as the city opens up bit by bit under the state-s -Unlock 1.0- guidelines, a new crisis has emerged for housemaids, barbers, gym employees and orchestra artistes, who feel the government has turned a blind eye to their concerns. With almost no means of survival, people from these sections of society held protests across the city on Thursday and demanded immediate intervention of the government in restarting their businesses.

Mumbai has nearly 1 lakh orchestra artistes who perform at different shows and bars. The COVID-19 induced lockdown is showing them the worst days of their life and they have been left at the mercy of NGOs and different associations running welfare schemes.