Mumbai police, who surveyed the city's north region following a spurt in cases post Unlock 1.0, have attributed the rapid spread of infection to crowded markets and clinics and to the common toilets. They are now in talks with the BMC about sealing more areas.

City police surveyed the slum pockets of North Mumbai over the past couple of days to find out the reason behind a significant rise of novel Coronavirus cases. The doubling rate of infections in the city was 29 days, but that of North Mumbai stands at 19 days. Police said people were crowding at vegetable and fish markets, and long queues were seen outside clinics too. Also, several migrants had used the public toilets when they gathered before returning to their hometowns, they added. "These are the reasons we have found during our survey, and we have asked the BMC to issue an order for total lockdown," said Additional Commissioner of Police (north region) Dilip Sawant.