: Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 7:18 PM IST
Mumbai: Societies with more than 5 active cases to be sealed - check out BMC s guidelines for implementation of micro containment zones
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Amid a massive rise in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued guidelines and said that the co-operative societies having more than five active COVID-19 patients shall be sealed and treated as micro-containment zones.
In such societies, e-commerce deliveries including delivery of newspapers, food items, essential items, etc. shall not be delivered beyond the Society Office of the building.
If the given guidelines aren t followed, the society shall be fined Rs. 10,000 in the first instance by BMC officials. Any subsequent default shall attract a fine of Rs. 20,000 for every subsequent instance.
He appeals to residents to wear masks
Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said that “micro-containment zones” will be created in areas with more than two COVID-19 cases.
Testing capacity
“The Delhi government is taking appropriate measures, the most significant one being boosting of the daily testing capacity. Around 80,000-90,000 tests are being done each day. Moreover, among the infected patients, asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients are being home isolated, and moderate to severe cases are being isolated and treated in hospitals. Genome tracing is also being carried out and about 30 people are being traced for the COVID-19 infection,” he said.
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COVID-19: Maharashtra, Punjab reporting highest daily cases
Maharashtra and Punjab are the two worst-hit states in terms of their share in the total number of new cases and fatalities across the country in the last fortnight, according to official documents.
The two states also top the charts among states or UTs that have crossed their ever-reported peaks for new cases and are followed by Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat in the top-five, shows a presentation made by the Union Health Ministry during the last review meeting held by the Cabinet Secretary with all states and union territories.
The growth rate of the last seven days for daily new cases till March 23 in Maharashtra was 3.6 per cent and in Punjab, it was 3.2 per cent.
COVID-19 second wave: Maharashtra, Punjab reporting highest daily cases and deaths, say data
The two states also top the charts among states or UTs that have crossed their ever-reported peaks for new cases and are followed by Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat in the top-five.
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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 near the landmark Gateway of India in Mumbai. (Photo | AP) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra and Punjab are the two worst hit states in terms of their share in the total number of new cases and fatalities across the country in the last fortnight, according to official documents.
Maharashtra and Punjab are the two worst hit states in terms of their share in the total number of new cases and fatalities across the country in the last fortnight, according to official documents. The two states also top the charts among states or UTs that have crossed their ever-reported peaks for new cases and are followed by Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat in the top-five, shows a presentation made by the Union Health Ministry during the last review meeting held by the Cabinet Secretary with all states and union territories. The growth rate of last seven days for daily new cases till March 23 in Maharashtra was 3.6 per cent and in Punjab it was 3.2 per cent.