A policeman carrying a protecting masks walks inside a shelter arrange for migrant staff. (REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas)
Out of the 17,974 Covid-19 instances in Maharashtra, 11,394 have been reported from Mumbai alone.
- PTI
- Last Updated: May 8, 2020, 12:33 PM IST
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday expressed confidence that Mumbai will see a pointy decline in COVID-19 instances within the subsequent 15 to 20 days.
Speaking to PTI, Tope stated joint secretary of the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal was within the metropolis on Thursday to debate the scenario right here.
“All ward officers were present at the meeting, which was also attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. We discussed corrective measures that were being taken,” the minister stated.
Agarwal advised that containment zones be correctly demarcated and call tracing, testing and remedy of constructive sufferers ought to be completed in these areas, Tope stated.
Early detection will deliver down the mortality fee, the minister stated, including that the federal government plans to extend institutional quarantine amenities.
“The Centre wants us to increase disease surveillance in the congested areas to stop the spread of the virus,” he stated.
With the steps taken by the federal government, the pandemic will probably be contained within the subsequent 15 to 20 days in Mumbai, the minister assured.
The state authorities plans to rope in workforce from different departments if the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation falls wanting manpower, the minister stated, clarifying that there was no scarcity of funds.
Of the 17,974 COVID-19 instances in Maharashtra, 11,394 have been reported from Mumbai alone and town had recorded 437 deaths from the toll of 694 within the state.
