COVID-19: Mumbai’s ‘Dabbawalas’ To Suspend Services Till Mar 31

TPI Staff March 19, 2020

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Mumbai: Mumbai’s famous ‘Dabbawala’ has decided to suspend its services from March 20 to 31 in view of the coronavirus epidemic.

Dabbawala Association president Subhash Talekar told ANI, “Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray appealed to the people to avoid large gatherings and crowds and according to his advice, the Dabbawala facility will be suspended from March 20 to March 31.”

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“The schools in Mumbai already closed and at least 50 per cent of offices have been down. Thus by suspending the services our the business will not suffer much,” he added.

Earlier today, the number of positive cases in the State of Maharashtra rose to 49 making it the worst-hit state by COVID-19. So far, only one person was reported dead in the state.

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India reported 13 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the tally to 169 in the country.

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