Coronavirus outbreak: Corona spreading in dense slums of Mumbai, one killed in Dharavi, stirred up

Coronavirus-infected patient found on Wednesday in Asia’s largest slum area Dharavi has died. The 56-year-old man was admitted to Sion Hospital. The patient was admitted to the hospital after breathing and all his family members were quarantined. However, this patient died shortly after being admitted to the hospital. These people will be tested on Thursday. The building has also been sealed. Explain that the number of COVID-19 positives in Maharashtra has exceeded 300 and the finding of a corona patient in Dharavi is a concern.

There are thousands of slums in the area of ​​Dharavi where corona positive patients have been found. In such a situation, there is a situation of panic among the authorities in view of the danger of spreading the infection in this area. Authorities are now making every effort to prevent the risk of infection after the corona patient is found among the slum population.

On Wednesday, 6 corona-infected patients died in Maharashtra, with the total number of deaths due to corona in the state being 17. A total of 376 cases of corona have been reported within the last 24 hours across the country. Among them, there are 164 patients who were infected after taking part in the Tabligi Jamaat of Delhi. The total number of corona patients in Maharashtra has reached 322.

Sealed building

It is being told that this patient was living in a multistory building in the area and now this building has also been sealed by the officer. Simultaneously, sanitizing the surrounding areas of this building is also being considered.

More than 5 thousand people in isolation

Let me tell you that in Mumbai, Maharashtra, dozens of corona cases have been reported earlier. More than 5000 people who come in contact with corona patients in other parts of the state including Mumbai have been kept in isolation wards. More than 4 thousand health workers have been deployed by the government to monitor all these people.

Corona spreading in dense settlements

The virus is spreading rapidly in Mumbai’s slums and chawls and it is the administration’s biggest challenge to control it here. To prevent this virus, social distancing is the most important and it is not possible in these dense settlements. So far eight people have become corona positive in the settlements.

Many families live in small rooms

Social distance is not possible in these slums and chawls. In slums, tin sheets are kept together in most homes and people living here use community toilets. In chawls, up to six people normally live in 8X10 rooms. Preventing disease among the people here has been a big challenge for the Health Department since the beginning.