'Saamna', the official newspaper of the Uddhav Thackeray faction, in its editorial, expressed concern over the spread of Coronavirus once again in the world as it has already started in America and Britain.  The editorial said "Coronavirus has started spreading in America once again. Even the experts there have warned the American government and the public to be alert about the explosion of 'Covid-19'."

According to the information from the Health Control and Restriction Center, the number of hospitalizations of Corona patients in America has increased by 24 per cent in the three weeks of August.