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Two years after pandemic outbreak, Dharavi free of COVID-19Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi, once a coronavirus hotspot and a challenge for municipal authorities in implementing containment measures,...- No new cases in Dharavi for first time since AprilThe Dharavi ‘model’ - following most of the instructions of WHO with regard to the management of the pandemic - also added its own touch by...
- Herd immunity against coronavirus may be developing in Mumbai’s poorest areasSeveral Mumbai slums have seen steep drops in infections in recent weeks after cases first erupted in April, even as India’s overall cases ...
- 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...
- View: 10 things we learnt while surviving the pandemicWith the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic yet to subside, there are already grave reports of a second wave emerging in China. This is an...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Need more isolation facilities in high-risk localities: GovtThe suggestion was made to the states like Maharashtra, Delhi and Gujarat that are facing high number of Covid-19 cases. The Centre had ear...
- BMC to add 1,200 beds as clips show patients sharing cot, sitting on floorAnother video emerged on Saturday, purportedly from Sion Hospital, showing a bed being shared by two patients, some receiving oxygen suppor...
- Mumbai: New civic chief checks scene at Nair hospital, Dharavi, warns of surprise visitsChahal, a 1989 batch IAS officer, took charge around 9.30pm on Friday. Praveen Pardeshi, who he replaced, did not visit the civic headquart...
- What’s going wrong in Mumbai? Central team to help find outThe decision was taken by the empowered group that coordinates the availability of hospitals, isolation and quarantine facilities, disease ...
- 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...
- COVID-19: Central teams rushed to visit Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, TelanganaThe home ministry has set up four more inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs) for making an on-spot assessment of Covid-19 in Surat, Ahmed...
- Reducing Maharashtra's COVID-19 mortality rate is govt's priority: Uddhav ThackerayAt present, the period of doubling of patients in the state is seven days, which has to be increased to more than 10 days, Thackeray told t...
- 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...
- With seven Covid-related deaths, Dharavi is a tinderbox in makingAccording to latest reports, the total case count in Asia's largest slum reached 55 raising alarm bells wven as the civic officials try the...
- As Mumbai races to control Covid in Dharavi, other slums emerge as hotspotsM East Ward, one of Mumbai's poorest areas, has reported 80 coronavirus positive cases so far.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
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