Mumbai: Local Trains Open From August 15 To Only Fully Vaccinated People

‘We are providing some relaxations now but if cases go up, we will have to resort to lockdown again’ says Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai’s local train network will be open from August 15 to fully vaccinated people 14 days after their second vaccination shot, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday,

The Maharashtra government has started easing more COVID-19 curbs but have implored the people not to let their guard down.

“We are providing some relaxations now but if cases go up, we will have to resort to lockdown again. So I appeal to you to not invite another wave of Covid,” Mr Thackeray said while addressing to the state.

“Local trains in Mumbai will start from August 15 for those who have been vaccinated with both the shots. We will launch an app where people can update if they have taken both doses and when they took their second dose. People can take passes either from the app or from the offices,” he said.

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“Passengers who do not have a smartphone can take photo passes from municipal ward offices in the city as well as suburban railway stations. These passes are for local travel which will have QR codes so that the railway administration can verify their authenticity. I urge you not to allow anyone to obtain passes illegally. Get fully vaccinated and travel,” he added.

“After a meeting of the Covid task force tomorrow, we will announce relaxations about malls, restaurants, and more,” the Chief Minister added.

The wide local train service is currently open to only essential service workers. Regular operations of the Mumbai local train were shut down in April this year during the destructive second wave of COVID-19.