Mumbai accounts for 65% of the state’s cases.
MUMBAI: In a month since the lockdown against the coronavirus began, cases have soared in the state and Mumbai, raising questions about how effectively the restrictions were implemented. The state added 6,320 Covid-19 cases and reported 280 deaths, while Mumbai, which had only 41 cases on March 24, saw cases jumping 100-fold to reach 4,205 on Thursday.
There was mixed reaction among doctors, healthcare experts and bureaucrats on whether the lockdown worked in the city with a population of 12 million squeezed into a habitable area of only 120 sq km. Mumbai accounts for 65% of the state’s cases. “Implementation of the lockdown in Mumbai was not done effectively. Even till two days ago, we saw traffic at toll nakas. Also, slums in Mumbai are still a concern and an effective mechanism has not yet been worked out,” said a senior official.
Senior bureaucrats said good results have b