Mumbai local trains to resume from August 15 for those fully vaccinated

Fully vaccinated people will be allowed to board local trains in Mumbai from August 15, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said at a press briefing on Sunday. Commuters will be allowed on trains 14 days after the second shot of their vaccines.

“We will launch an app [mobile application] where people can update if they have taken both doses and when they took their second dose,” Thackeray said. “Passengers who do not have a smartphone can take photo passes from municipal ward offices in the city as well as suburban railway stations.”

The passes will have a quick response code, or QR code, to prove the authenticity of the vaccination status.

The chief minister warned that while the state government was allowing some relaxation…