<p>In the wake of the resurgence of Covid-19 cases, the Mumbai civic body has decided to shut the iconic Oval Maidan here from Friday, officials said.</p>.<p>No sports or other activities will be allowed at the recreational ground in south Mumbai till further orders, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said.</p>.<p>"We have decided to shut the ground till further order as a preventive measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus," assistant municipal commissioner of the BMC's A-ward, Chanda Jadhav, said on Thursday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>Located in the Churchgate area here, the Oval Maidan, where cricket and football matches are frequently played, witnesses crowds of sports enthusiasts during weekends.</p>.<p>A number of walkers and joggers also visit the ground every day.</p>.<p>Following a spike in daily Covid-19 cases in Mumbai from the second week of February, the civic body has intensified its drive against citizens moving out without masks and large social gatherings.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, Mumbai recorded 1,167 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily spike in about four months.</p>.<p>The tally of cases in the country's financial capital has gone up to 3,21,698, while the death toll has reached 11,453, as per official figures.</p>
<p>In the wake of the resurgence of Covid-19 cases, the Mumbai civic body has decided to shut the iconic Oval Maidan here from Friday, officials said.</p>.<p>No sports or other activities will be allowed at the recreational ground in south Mumbai till further orders, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said.</p>.<p>"We have decided to shut the ground till further order as a preventive measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus," assistant municipal commissioner of the BMC's A-ward, Chanda Jadhav, said on Thursday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>Located in the Churchgate area here, the Oval Maidan, where cricket and football matches are frequently played, witnesses crowds of sports enthusiasts during weekends.</p>.<p>A number of walkers and joggers also visit the ground every day.</p>.<p>Following a spike in daily Covid-19 cases in Mumbai from the second week of February, the civic body has intensified its drive against citizens moving out without masks and large social gatherings.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, Mumbai recorded 1,167 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily spike in about four months.</p>.<p>The tally of cases in the country's financial capital has gone up to 3,21,698, while the death toll has reached 11,453, as per official figures.</p>