Mumbai's Dabbawalas to suspend tiffin services till March 31 amid Coronavirus outbreak

As coronavirus is spreading rapidly and has already infected more than 170 people in India, iconic dabbawalas in Mumbai will be suspending ir tiffin services from March 20 to March 31. dabbawalas in Mumbai serve at least two lakh people across city, but due to coronavirus scare, union has decided to suspend all ir services till end of this month. lunchbox delivery service is expected to resume from April 1. 

Maharashtra has recorded highest number of vel coronavirus cases in country. In a bid to contain spread of virus, Maharashtra has even shut down all educational institutions and several offices have also asked employees to work from home. Several public places including temples have also been closed as a precautionary measure to avoid massive garings. 

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Earlier this week, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that all malls except grocery stores which sell commodities of day-to-day need to be closed in view of coronavirus, while addressing a press conference in Mumbai. government anunced that all educational institutes including public and private schools and colleges will remain shut till 31 March in view of rise in Coronavirus cases in state. 

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government has stated that all exams of standard 10 & 12 and university courses will continue according to schedule but postponed all exams up to Class 9. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray invoked Epidemic Diseases Act declaring Coronavirus as an epidemic - declaring all gyms, swimming pools, malls, atres, pubs shut in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Pimpri-Chinchwad till March 31.

As of date, total number of positive cases in India has risen to 185, with three deaths in country. India has suspended all visas, barring for a few categories such as diplomatic and employment apart from keeping in abeyance visa-free travel facility to OCI cardholders till April 15. India has also closed India-Pakistan border and restricted passenger movement at border with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar. 

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