Women and youngsters in the slum of Ulhasnagar discovered packing sticks used for swab assessments without following Covid-19 protocols.
Women and youngsters in the slum of Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra’s Thane district have been discovered packing sticks used for swab assessments or RT-PCR assessments without following Covid-19 protocols. According to stories, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) officers together with native police raided a number of homes in the Khemani slum.
The officers found that ladies and youngsters concerned in the train weren’t carrying face masks and hand gloves. The kits have been being packed in an unhygienic atmosphere, thus placing the lives of many in danger. The video of the incident has now gone viral in no time.
“We get Rs 20 for packing 1000 sticks. We usually made 5,000 such sticks and receive Rs 100 per day,” a girl could be heard as saying in the video when requested how a lot cash they make day by day.
According to the UMC, a number of households in the slum of Ulhasnagar are making these kits since May final yr. The UMC mentioned that the packed kits having ‘Bio-Swab’ written on them weren’t used in company hospitals. The company has directed the personal hospitals, chemists to not procure such kits.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been filed in opposition to contractor Mahesh Keswani.
