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A policeman in a protective mask enters a shelter created for migrant workers. (REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas)
Of the 17,974 Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, 11,394 were reported from Mumbai alone.
- PTI
- Last update: May 8, 2020, 12:33 p.m. IST
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday expressed confidence that Mumbai will see a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases in the next 15 to 20 days.
Speaking to PTI, Tope said the joint secretary of the Union Ministry of Health, Lav Agarwal, was in town on Thursday to discuss the situation here.
“All ward officers were present at the meeting, which was also attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. We discussed the corrective measures being taken,” said the minister.
Agarwal suggested that the containment areas be properly delimited and that contact tracing, testing and treatment of positive patients be done in these areas, Tope said.
Early detection will reduce the death rate, the minister said, adding that the government plans to increase institutional quarantine facilities.
“The Center wants us to increase disease surveillance in congested areas to stop the spread of the virus,” he said.
With the steps taken by the government, the pandemic will be contained in the next 15 to 20 days in Mumbai, the minister said.
The state government plans to recruit labor from other departments if the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation does not have labor, the minister said, clarifying that there was no shortage of funds.
Of the 17,974 cases of COVID-19 in Maharashtra, 11,394 were reported from Mumbai alone and the city had recorded 437 deaths by the number of 694 in the state.
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