Lockdown in Mumbai amid rising Covid circumstances? Here’s what civic officials say
Will a lockdown be imposed in Mumbai amid the rising coronavirus circumstances? Well, a minimum of the senior civic officials do not feel the necessity to carry a lockdown into power.
The metropolis on Monday recorded 1,008 contemporary infections that raised its tally to three,34,572. Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ramped up testing considerably from 11,000 to fifteen,000 checks performed in January to over 20,000 at current.
As many as 23,000 COVID checks have been performed by the civic physique on Monday.
When requested about the potential of imposing a lockdown, municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal mentioned there was no instant want to take action. As per civic officials, the surge in circumstances is a results of a rise in day by day testing.
An official mentioned town has recorded a positivity price of six per cent, which is kind of much less in comparison with different cities in Maharashtra. Considering this, there isn’t a instant have to imposed a lockdown in the metropolis, the official mentioned.
However, the official has warned that if residents don’t observe the COVID-19 protocol, the civic physique could also be pressured to take stringent steps.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Guardian Minister Aslam Shaikh on Tuesday mentioned if COVID-19 circumstances proceed to rise in town, the potential of an evening curfew or partial lockdown can’t be dominated out. Shaikh mentioned native authorities have been empowered to take a choice on lockdown as and when mandatory.
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