Maharashtra tourism and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday chaired a meeting with the Additional Municipal Commissioner (MCGM) Mumbai Sanjeev Jaiswal and suggested creating a paediatric Covid-19 care ward anticipating the next wave of the coronavirus.

Thackeray wrote on Twitter, "As we prepare for 3rd wave capacity building in Maharashtra, I met AMC Sanjeev Jaiswal ji to discuss the measures we've undertaken in Mumbai. I have suggested to him that we create a paediatric Covid-19 care ward anticipating the next wave and the demographic it may target."