The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today issued an order stating that given Mumbai's population, topography and the number of people who travel in and out of Mumbai using local trains daily and the possibility of a third Coronavirus wave expressed by the COVID task force and health experts, Mumbai will continue to remain under level 3 restrictions till June 27.<br />''<b><br />''</b>AIR Correspondent reports, despite a drop in positivity rate, Mumbai will continue to remain under stricter level-3 restrictions, the city's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said today. Under the level-3 restrictions, both essential and non-essential shops have been allowed to remain open till 4 pm, while malls, theatres and multiplexes continue to remain closed. Also, only essential services staff and government staff are permitted to travel on suburban local trains. Hotels and restaurants have been allowed to keep open till 4 pm with 50 per cent of capacity.<br />''<br />''The BMC also stated that as of now the suburban local train services for the general public will continue to remain closed. It said that E-commerce, Farming and construction works are allowed to be carried out. The order said that there will be curfew after 5 pm and lockdown on every weekend. The BMC order stated that Mumbai's COVID positivity rate was 3.79 per cent and oxygen bed occupancy was 23.56 per cent. BMC Chief I S Chahal said, currently Mumbai witnesses around 700 COVID-19 cases per day so it is not that cases have disappeared. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He added, hence we are taking a very cautious and graded approach to unlocking in Mumbai so that we don't have to go back into lockdown. He also said "We will monitor the situation closely till the last week of June and then make a decision on further easing of restrictions."</span><br />