Three new coronavirus cases found in DharaviDharavi had witnessed an alarming rise in cases in the beginning of April 2021. It had reported 99 cases -- the highest daily spike so far ...
01 Jun, 2021, 09.03 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
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
World Bank praises efforts to arrest COVID-19 spread in Mumbai's DharaviThe Washington-based global lender, in its biennial Poverty and Shared Prosperity report, said that in the space of three months, by July 2...
07 Oct, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
Even with sky high numbers, Mumbai's COVID-19 recovery rate is better than the nation'sAccording to the data released by Maharashtra Medical Education and Drugs Department (MEDD) on Friday, the number of active cases in Mumbai...
18 Jul, 2020, 05.35 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
WHO chief praises efforts to control COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi slumDharavi, which is located in India's commercial capital Mumbai, is spread over an area of 2.5 square kilometres and has a population of 650...
11 Jul, 2020, 01.19 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
Dharavi's journey to becoming Mumbai s COVID-19 hotspotIt has just been 43 days since the city's most congested ward detected its first case at Dr Baliga Nagar on April 1, setting the alarm bell...
14 May, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
Slum dwellings pose challenge as Mumbai fights coronavirus outbreakAs coronavirus situation spirals, slum dwellings in Mumbai, where more than half of the city's 12 million population live in crammed space ...
26 Apr, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
Dharavi: 3K need institutional isolationCurrently, the only quarantine facility in Dharavi is a nearby sports complex with a capacity of 1,200 persons only, less than half the num...
25 Apr, 2020, 09.08 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
11 new coronavirus cases in Dharavi; slum area tally rises to 71Dharavi is one of the largest slum areas in Asia. Nearly 15 lakh people live in shanties located in this highly congested area.
16 Apr, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
Maharashtra government may hand out HCQ tablets in slums to curb Covid spreadA state government official said that the government is considering handing out the HCQS tablets as a preventive measure, and that suspecte...
13 Apr, 2020, 11.21 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
Third Covid positive case linked to Mumbai's Dharavi raises concernThis comes after a 52-year old civic worker who worked in Dharavi was tested positive and a 56-year-old who had tested positive for coronav...
04 Apr, 2020, 10.11 AM IST
Asia's largest slum Dharavi reports first Covid-19 casualtyThe 56-year-old victim with no travel history owned a garment shop in the area.
02 Apr, 2020, 01.53 PM IST