Once A COVID-19 Hotspot, Mumbai’s Dharavi Sees Only 2 Cases On Sunday

Mumbai:

One of essentially the most densely populated slums on the earth, Mumbai’s Dharavi, had rapidly turn into a coronavirus hotspot. The first case was reported in April and since then there was a speedy improve in instances. But the sprawling slum, the place social distancing is a luxurious, appears to have tamed the lethal virus – not less than for now.

Just two instances have been reported in Dharavi right now, Asia’s largest slum, taking the entire variety of instances within the congested shanty city to 2,531, authorities mentioned right now. There are solely 113 energetic instances within the space.

For the previous few days, Dharavi has registered solely single-digit development barring Saturday when it recorded 10 instances. Over 2,000 sufferers have recovered up to now.

The slum, the place most households even share group bogs and have to make use of slim lanes to go, social distancing appeared inconceivable. Yet, the variety of instances noticed a pointy decline since May within the space.

On July 22, 5 individuals had examined constructive the slum with a inhabitants of over 6.5 lakh, whereas six instances have been added on July 23.

Dharavi’s success at flattening the curve has drawn reward from all around the world. Even the World Health Organisation has praised Dharavi in its battle towards coronavirus.

But flattening the curve in Dharavi was not straightforward.

Authorities say they relied on 4 Ts – tracing, monitoring, testing and treating.

Doctors and personal clinics, as a part of proactive screening and fever camps, lined as many as 47,500 homes, whereas 14,970 folks have been screened in cellular vans, a civic physique official mentioned.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will launch a plasma donation program on Monday in Dharavi, for major screening of recovered COVID-19 sufferers within the space.

Maharashtra is the worst affected state within the nation with over 3.75 lakh instances.