Many schools in the city that were used as quarantine centres for COVID-19 patients are now being vacated. As the number of patients is stablising, of the total 74 schools (BMC-run and government aided) which were converted into quarantine centres, 34 have been vacated. But teachers and other staff have expressed concerns over whether the schools will be thoroughly sanitised.

It has been almost five months since several city schools were converted into quarantine facilities. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run schools and government aided schools were the most used structures for this purpose. The civic body is now working on cleaning and sanitising these structures.