Maharashtra minister Aslam Sheikh said that BMC has sought help from Mumbai Police (File)
Mumbai:
Seventy coronovirus patients in Mumbai are listed as “missing” in the records of its civic body Brihanmumbai Corporation (BMC), which has sought help from the police to track them down.
The issue arose when several people who tested positive for COVID-19 could not be contacted at the listed phone numbers or their home addresses.
After the list was released by BMC, it was revealed that one of the phone numbers given with the name of the “missing” patient was in fact his own officer.
All cases of missing patients have been reported from Malad area of North Mumbai, one of the worst affected parts of the city.
The condition comes into contact with highly infectious disease patients and those who are at great risk of developing severe symptoms.
Saying that people should not be scared the most, the cabinet minister of Maharashtra, who is also the custodian minister of Mumbai, Aslam Sheikh said, “Yes, we are not able to contact some Kovid patients, but they do not run Are gone. We track everyone. Who have recovered their high-risk contacts and relatives. It is possible that there was a mistake in noting their phone number or their address; many of the areas mentioned in the address are slums. – belong to the hut. Migrants may become laborers and leave after treatment. “
Mumbai Police spokesperson and Deputy Commissioner of Police Pranay Ashok confirmed that BMC has sought their assistance in tracing these patients.
He said, “This list has been shared with the police. The ward officers and police concerned are working together. We are locating all those who test positive so that they are guided about the correct line of treatment To go. “
Vinod Mishra, chairman of the P North Ward Committee, who is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state, said the situation is an example of mismanagement.
He said, “BMC has issued death certificate to the people. When I called some people in the list, many people sought treatment and recovered. One also died.”
Mumbai has been the most affected city by COVID-19, with over 67,000 cases and 3,311 deaths.
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