Meanwhile, Mumbai Municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal had said that lockdown isn't required yet in Mumbai. Talking to a Marathi news channel, Chahal said that during the first and second wave the decision to impose lockdown was taken on the basis of case positivity rate, but this criterion cannot be applied for the third wave which started from December 21, 2021. No further restrictions were needed to be imposed on travel by local trains as only fully vaccinated people are being allowed to board the trains, he said.

"The criterion in the first and second wave was the positivity rate. But in this wave of Omicron variant of the virus, two new criteria should be occupancy of hospital beds and oxygen requirement," Chahal said. The administration has so far imposed only a few restrictions such as ban on assembly of five or more persons during night time and shutting of schools in the city, the municipal commissioner has said. 

(With inputs from agencies)