Following a rise in the COVID-19 cases across Navi Mumbai, several local physicians and some private hospital have shut their clinics for other patients. Navi Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Annasaheb Misal has issued a strict advisory that the shops providing essential services need to stay open or else legal action will be taken against them, which would include the cancellation of their license.

Eight persons, including a one and half year old toddler, have been reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in Navi Mumbai out of which two people have died so far. The surge in the cases has led to several local physicians shutting their clinics and private hospitals. The medical practitioners claim that they do not have the necessary protective gear as cases through community transmission have also been reported.

"Even we have families to take care of and we cannot remain open under such a situation where protective gears are not available for us. People are also not taking any sort of precautions and coming to the clinics. Two cases are reported in Andheri and Kalina where local physicians were tested positive after checking patients," a doctor from Navi Mumbai said on condition of anonymity.