By the end of the month, Mumbai will remove all COVID-19 restrictions.

On February 8, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar shared some good news with Mumbai residents. She claimed that all COVID-19 restrictions in Mumbai will be lifted by the end of the month, but that residents should wear masks and stay a safe distance from one another. The mayor was quoted by the news agency ANI as stating, "There is some good news for Mumbai residents. By the end of this month, Mumbai will be unleashed. We've made up our minds, yet it's still necessary for people to wear masks and maintain social distance."

For the time being, COVID-19 appears to be unable to reach Mumbai and Maharashtra. Over the last two weeks, the number of COVID cases in Mumbai has progressively decreased. Mumbai had 356 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the lowest daily increase since December 21, 2021. 

Beauty salons and gyms in Mumbai are allowed to operate at 50% capacity. In Maharashtra, schools, colleges, and coaching institutes were ordered to close till February 15, with a few exceptions. In addition, a nighttime curfew of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. remains in effect.