Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 11 (ANI): Door-to-door screening of people living in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, began on Saturday amid rising coronavirus cases in the area.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 11 (ANI): The death toll due to COVID-19 in Dharavi has gone up to 4 after an 80-year-old man infected with the virus died at Kasturba Hospital, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Saturday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): All public toilets in Dharavi were disinfected and sanitised by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): Maharashtra on Friday confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1380, said the State Health Department.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 10 (ANI): With 67 COVID-19 positive cases reported in the last 24 hours in Gujarat, the state tally for the infected people has climbed to 308, including 259 active cases.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): Five more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dharavi here, taking the tally of the virus in the area to 22, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): A 70-year-old COVID-19 positive woman from Dharavi passed away on Thursday, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has marked out 381 containment zones to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has drafted an complete containment plan for Jhuggi-Jhopdi clusters/slums in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Mumbai's Dharavi slum has emerged as one of the hotspot for the transmission of coronavirus.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that the state still does not have community transmission and densely populated areas should strictly observe the lockdown.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai's Dharavi increased to nine on Wednesday after two more men tested positive at Mukund slum and Dhanwada Chawl.