Rapid RT-PCR test must at Mumbai airport only for passengers coming from at-risk, high-risk countries and UAE: civic bodyA day earlier confusion was created due to misinterpretation of revised guidelines by a civic official who had said that the Brihanmumbai M...
05 Jan, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
'Dharavi model' helps tame 2nd COVID-19 wave in slum townBMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) officials said the slum cluster, spread across 2.5 square km and located on the border of the isla...
28 May, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Lockdown is an option, says CM Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra’s coronavirus cases riseAs the signs of a second Covid-19 wave became apparent on Friday—25,000-plus cases in Maharashtra for the second consecutive day and Mumbai...
20 Mar, 2021, 02.27 PM IST
Dharavi sees 62% jump in COVID-19 cases in March as compared to FebruaryThe officials said that the number of single-day cases in Dharavi, which had started steadily going up since February, has witnessed a sign...
20 Mar, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
Dharavi a global role model of COVID management, says Uddhav ThackerayThackeray said that Dharavi has shown to the world that coronavirus spread can be contained via self discipline and community efforts.
11 Jul, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
Don't forget us in coronavirus battle, say businesses in India's Dharavi slumDharavi, believed to be Asia's largest slum, has been hailed as a success story in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, bringing ca...
07 Jul, 2020, 09.22 AM IST
Early detection, isolation helped Dharavi's Covid-19 containmentThe total number of recoveries in the ward is more than active cases and doubling rate has also gone up to 16 days. In an exclusive intervi...
16 Jun, 2020, 10.54 PM IST
How Dharavi, Asia’s densest slum, chased the virus has lessons for othersTill just a few weeks ago, the likely fate of Asia's densest slum was giving India nightmares.
14 Jun, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
3 to 19: Dharavi sees 6-fold jump in doubling rateDharavi reported its first Covid case on April 1. By mid-April, there were almost 100 positive cases. From April 27 to May 15, the G North ...
26 May, 2020, 10.28 AM IST
COVID-19: Centre recommends increasing bed capacity in MumbaiIn keeping with the committee's directives, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been asked to arrange for more beds and increase tes...
22 Apr, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
4 deaths & counting: Asia's biggest slum Dharavi has Mumbai's fingers crossedTaking note of the severity of the matter, Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray extended the lockdown till April 30
12 Apr, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
What is turning Dharavi into a Covid nightmare of such magnitudeDharavi's new Covid cases made matters worse for state authorities already hard-pressed to control a surge.
08 Apr, 2020, 09.50 PM IST
Dharavi man who died hosted 10 Tablighi Jamaat membersThe 56-year-old garment unit owner who died on April 1 hosted 10 Jamaat members in one of his vacant houses.
04 Apr, 2020, 07.20 PM IST
Covid-19: The 24-hour race to contain DharaviThe death of a 56-year-old man from Covid-19 pushes a state into red alert.
03 Apr, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
How to catch a Covid patient, Sherlock-styleRemote heat maps, phone tracking, crowd sourcing apps and spying neighbours have all been pressed to the task.
29 Mar, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Salman Khan visits slum as part of drive against open defecationA senior official of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said Salman visited the slum colony in unit no 7, Madras Pada.
22 Dec, 2016, 11.19 PM IST