HERD IMMUNITY: PRIMARY REASON BEHIND DECLINE IN COVID-19 CASES IN MUMBAI SLUMS

Highlights

• According to the study, 57 percent of surveyed people in slums of Matunga, Chembur and Dahisar had antibodies in their blood

• The strategy adopted by the BMC to contain spread in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Asia was appreciated by the World Health Orga...

MUMBAI: DHARAVI'S COVID-19 CONTAINMENT STRATEGY PRAISED BY WHO CHIEF

Highlights

• WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said despite the number of coronavirus going upwards continuously, the virus can still be contained with the help of aggressive actions

• WHO chief appreciated the efforts taken Spain, Italy, South Korea and Mumbai&rs...

A RAY OF HOPE FOR INDIA’S DHARAVI, POSSIBLE COVID-19 SUCCESS

Highlights –

• The continent’s most crowded slum, India’s Dharavi is likely to be removed as COVID-19 hotspot.
• Officials were initially worried as positive diagnoses were on the rise.
• Isolation strategy has helped reduce mor...

MAHARASHTRA’S CORONAVIRUS TALLY CROSSES 1 LAKH, DEATH TOLL AT 3,717

Highlights

• The state capital, Mumbai has reported total 55, 451 cases of COVID-19

• The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray clearly said that no decision to impose lockdown has been taken, though citizens should follow the guidelines

• Ac...