The residents of that area are asked not to step out of their homes. The health ministry has said even a single case of Covid-19 can be a hotspot for the government
It’s a case of lockdown within the lockdown. The Mumbai administration has identified 191 containment zones in the city, which has seen a surge in coronavirus cases in the past few days amid a nationwide lockdown, to contain the spread of the infection. A containment zone is one where someone is found positive for Covid-19. Such area is considered contaminated and is sealed off. The residents of that area are asked not to step out of their homes. The health ministry has said even a single case of Covid-19 can be a hotspot for the government.
The number of containment zones spread across both the eastern and western suburbs of Mumbai increased from 146 to 191 by the end of Wednesday. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has demarcated these areas, which have seen multiple cases of Covid-19 positive cases. Entry to these areas is restricted and violation is punishable under law.
Parts of the city like Worli Koliwada, a slum dwelling, a chawl (a typical Mumbai community housing) in Prabhadevi, parts of Kalina (near Santacruz Airport), Goregaon (a western suburb), Kandivali-Lokhandwala, and Ghatkopar (an eastern suburb) have been identified as ‘hotspots’, where the chances of the disease spreading is high.A BMC official said no rapid-testing was being done in these zones as of now. There are two kinds of tests — one is a blood test that would screen any person with high viral load (not necessarily infected with novel Coronavirus), and PCR test or genetic test, to see if the suspect is Covid-19 positive…Read More
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