A hotel in Ghodbunder was sealed after 21 of its 90-odd staffers tested positive for COVID-19. The hotel management, which had decided to test the staff, was taken aback by the results. They approached the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), which has now sealed the premises. A tentative reopening date has been set for March 4.

Civic officials claimed that they were trying to trace the contacts, but it is next to impossible to trace every guest that has been to the establishment, maybe just for a meal. One does hope though, that guests take requisite steps and are mature enough to follow procedures, now that these staffers have tested positive. The guests should not wait for the municipal authorities to trace them, but take the initiative to undergo testing, isolation or appropriate measures in these situations.