NEW DELHI: Efforts led by the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ‘chase the virus’ through aggressive targeted tracing of Covid suspects in Dharavi, which has recently seen a sharp decline in infections, drew the Centre’s praise on Sunday.
The proactive measures adopted by BMC reduced the growth rate in the densely populated slum to 4.3% in May and further to 1.02% in June.
The health ministry also lauded the civic body for bringing down daily Covid-19 cases in Dharavi from an average of 43 in May to 19 in the third week of June.
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In April, Dharavi had 491 cases with a 12% gr
Chase the virus: Maharashtra strategy in Dharavi earns Centre’s praise
Byindianadmin
Jun 22, 2020