Looking at the rising number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra and Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has issued instructions that citizens temporarily evacuated due to Cyclone Nisarga be screened for COVID19 and keep under observation for 2 days and then allow them to go home. Following the predictions of the IMD of impending heavy damage to the coastal regions, the BMC had evacuated people living in low lying areas and those residing near coasts and lodged them in nearby schools.<br />'' <br />'' After screening for COVID-19, those found with mild symptoms will be sent to covid care centres (CCC2) for quarantine, so that spread of disease can be controlled. While those asymptomatic will be kept under observation for two days and then be allowed to go home.<br />''  <br />