<span style="color: #222222;">The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Navi Mumbai reopened today, after it had to be closed last Monday owing to spike in COVID-19 positive cases in the APMC.<br />''<br />''Of the five markets on the APMC Turbhe premises, Vegetables, food grains and Masala markets started today. Despite, Maharashtra government extending lockdown till May 31, quite a few relaxations have been made in non-containment zones across state. Meanwhile, the State Medical Education & Drug Department has said the state government has approved the formation of a task force which will give recommendations to the Govt to incorporate AYUSH treatment modalities specifically for increasing immunity against COVID19.<br />''<br />''So far, a total 238 trucks have arrived at the APMC including 92 vehicles carrying vegetables and 146 trucks with spices. While 194 vehicles carrying essential items have seen sent to various markets from here. Traders and buyers are being screened at the gate using temperature gun and oxymetre. However, it is feared that the APMC might find it tough to function normally as over 5000 migrant workers working here have already left for their hometowns fearing COVID19 infection. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) in last 10 days, has transported over 2 lakh migrant workers to the borders of their respective home states. The corona warrior state transport bus drivers and administration worked day and night and transported the migrants through over 15,000 buses.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the BEST Employees Action Committee has gone on agitation protesting insufficient facilities for its drivers ferrying essential services workforce. The BEST administration has claimed that this agitation will not affect road transport as the state transport buses are still plying. A total of 1,273 Policemen have been found Covid positive in state, out of which 131 victims are officers and  1,142 are police staff. 291 Policemen have been so far recovered and 971 cases are still active. Eleven Policemen have lost their life due to Covid 19. </span><br />