Amid the scare of coronavirus outbreak , entry of devotees into Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai will be closed from today evening till further notice, News Agency ANI reported. The Siddhivinayak temple located in Prabhadevi has instructed all its employees to wear masks, while hand sanitizers have been provided to everyone inside the Siddhivinayak temple. Maharashtra: Entry of devotees into Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai will be closed from today evening till further notice. #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/9EtoeBrwPX — ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2020Speaking to ANI Siddhivinayak Temple Trust Chairman, Adesh Bandekar said, "We are providing sanitizers to all the devotees in the temple and where they stand in a queue holding the railings, are being cleaned in every 30 minutes." Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray today asked district collectors to ensure there is no crowding at religious sites in view of the coronavirus threat, though worship there may continue.

Source: Mint March 16, 2020 11:37 UTC