In a departure from unlocking guidelines issued last month, the state government has now restricted unruly inter-district movement of people within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which has seen an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases in the past month.

On Monday, while extending lockdown restrictions till July 31 under 'Mission Begin Again', the government has asked people in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and other cities to use only neighbourhood markets and barred them from travelling long distance for shopping non-essential items. Violations will invite police action.