The Maharashtra government's new rules of mandatory COVID-19 negative reports for people travelling to the state from Gujarat, Delhi's NCR and Goa have caused big trouble for the trading community. Many Mumbai-based businessman travel every day to Vapi, Ahmedabad, Surat and Navsari at Gujarat, and now have been forced to sit at home due to the regulations.

Rajubhai Parmar, who has a garment manufacturing shop at Malad East, told mid-day, "I have been doing business at Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat and Bardoli at Gujarat for past 20 years. Every morning we go to these places and return home same day after taking orders. The report is too costly. How many tests should we do? The government should think about it and help us."